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Rotorua - Taupo

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February 3rd 2009
Bit of a lie in today not leaving until 9am! We were picked up by the magic bus with a different driver who was a real arse!! We set off for the government gardens to see a statue and because as he was telling the story someone laughed he stopped and refused to continue. Not a good start to the day!! We carried on to the Wai-o-tapu geothermal park to see the Lady Knox Geyser and the bubbling m ... 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