Aratiatia falls downstream - After

Part 12 - New Zealand East

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August 29th 2008
Hi All, Well, the tourist part of this blog is I'm afraid pretty much over as we settle down to the domestic tasks of finding a house to rent and car to buy. However, here's the final instalment in our journey round the North Island by campervan. The last blog left us in Rotorua, which though lovely was a bit stinky.. The luge is great fun though hehe.... And we did spend one night out of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Mount Maunganui

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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