Lake Rotorua

Tauranga, Rotorua & Pukehina

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December 21st 2008
Saturday, 20th I said my goodbyes to the Gerbers, and Aubrey took me for a great breakfast at the Sands Diner, I think. He dropped me off in a park near the Pak n Save where I waited for Johan, my fathers nephew. He met me there around 15:00. we dropped my backpack at his house in Mount Maunganui & set of to Rotorua for some sightseeing. As you drive into Rotorua, you become aware of a stra ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga

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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