Lake Rotorua

October 27th 2008
With a hectic weekend of booze and more booze complete, me, Roo, Ben and Laura (Ben’s GF) travelled to Rotorua for Labour Day (a bank holiday). Rotorua is south east of Matamata and if another popular tourist town, and well known for its lakes and thermal activity. As you enter Rotorua you can smell the sulphur from the hot springs, which became intoxication when you walk around the local park f ... 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

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Ben Bridgen

After completing uni it is time for me to settle down and start to look for a career. Instead I have decided to pack my bags and travel for 6 months. Flying out on the 29th September 2008 my first call is New Zealand. Here I will be playing and coaching cricket for 6 months for Hinuera CC based in Matamata. My role is simply to coach on a Friday night and play cricket on a Saturday for Hinuera, and then two nights of coaching for a ‘Have a Go Cricket’ Programme called Milo Cricket. Matamata is situated 40 minutes east of Hamilton and central to most popular tourist towns and coasts. The town... full info

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