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Falls and Moon

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March 24th 2006
Went to the Huka Falls and Craters of the Moon. You could hear the falls before you could even see them - amazing to see as all the water is squeezed through a crevasse around 5 metres wide. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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