Colourful sulphur, arsenic, antimony, mercury, thallium, gold and silver contribute to the colours in the pools

On the road to Taupo

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October 8th 2008
Ross: After a relaxing couple of nights in smelly Rotorua, we headed out on the road again for a short jaunt to Lake Taupo, with a few stops along the way. First off we called in at the Waiotapu thermal park to witness the 10:15am eruption of the Lady Knox geyser. Helped along by some organic soap (which is poored down the mouth of the geyser to alter the surface tension of the water boilin ... 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