Taupo

Taupo to Whakatane!

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September 17th 2008
Luckily we did not go overboard after the skydive in the same way as after the bungy! Anywaywe were up as usual, fed and checked out by 10am. From Taupo we drove 7km south the base of Mount Tauhara. From then on, the next few hours were spent scrambling and traversing up the mountain, across fields and through woodland. The sweaty walk was worth it in the end as we ended up with some fantastic vie ... 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