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Xtreme Fun in Rotorua

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March 23rd 2008
After what felt like a week on the road (but was actually only two days) we stopped off in Rotorua for a few days. After a 'pyjama day' spent in the room (don't you just love those days?), our Auckland friends Steve and Nancy drove down this weekend to stay with us - a weekend renamed 'Steve's weekend of Xtreme fun' as he wanted to do as many adrenaline-fuelled activities as possible! After a ses ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more