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Wellington!

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November 20th 2008
kia ora friends, after the kiwi farm, i spent an unexpected five nights with asaf in the vacation home of ross and trudy in the thermal area of rotorua. there we met up with jamie and another wwoofer, elle', from france. after a few days soaking in the sulfur perfumed hot springs and all night games of drunkin monopoly, it was time to move on. i caught a bus to taupo, a lakeside town surrounded ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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