Steve and Maureen - my Jack Johnson-loving mates

Kia ora

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April 19th 2005
Hi again, A land of two halves - thats what New Zealand is. In fact it could almost be two separate countries. In fact it almost literally is given the fact that a tectonic plate boundary runs right down the middle creating a landscape smattered with dormant (I prefer the term 'quietly waiting') volcanoes, earthquakes (there are over 15000 a year), geysers, bubbling mud pools and steaming vents ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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