Rotorua - view from the museum

Happy Campers

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February 7th 2009
We now have our campervan! And a lovely little van it is too - fridge, sink, microwave, fold out bed, ice tray, selection of pots and pans .. couldn't ask for much more. Well shower, loo and gold plated bidet might be nice, but we can do without. The weather here was a little too British for our tastes (though no snow!). I'm being cruel, it's mostly been sunny really but had some grey bursts ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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