lake Taupo

Taupo 7-11

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February 8th 2009
Our first night in Taupo we met some people and played tabletennis for most of the night and then had a couple of games of scrabble. The next day Kirsty went for a skydive in the morning whilst I went for a nice safe stroll around lake Taupo. Kirsty's skydive looked really cool when I watched the DVD later. She jumped from 15000 feet and looked really scared until about half way down where she ... 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