Looking back towards National Park

Mount Ruapehu

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October 26th 2008
Ross: After resisting the temptation to visit the army museum on the way through Waiouru we arrived in Ohakune. Ohakune is New Zealand’s carrot capital, obvious to most from the large orange monument at the entrance to the town. After a quick stretch of the legs we called in at the local tourist info office to check on the snow forecast for the Mt Ruapehu resorts of Turoa and Whakapapa (pronou ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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