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Lake Taupo - Dale's Bach 16 Jan 09

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January 26th 2009
Lake Taupo Weekend of Friday 16th Jan - Sunday 18th January 2009 We set off south last Friday evening for Lake Taupo where Dale has a Bach (A Bach is the term Kiwi's use for a basic holiday "hut" but they never seem to be that basic but they keep the name anyway!). It was a fun drive seeing some lovely green scenery (and many, many, many a cow and a few thousand sheep too) and gettin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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