The stunning Mt Ruapehu

Highs in the sky!

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May 15th 2006
So when we arrived at Wellington we picked up our new Nissan Sunny and proceeded to swim up to New Plymouth. Im not joking, it didnt stop raining the entire way. We passed by Mt Taranaki, but couldnt see it through the cloud and storm. We stayed at Sunflower lodge, quite nice but we were freezing at night. Only given a paper thin blanket, we slept fully clothed - or rather lay awake all night ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Egmont National Park

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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