Huge Tree

Day 3 & 4 Waitomo/Rotorua

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March 3rd 2009
DAY 3 (Feb 8th) We left the bay of islands early and made our way back to Auckland for lunch while we picked up the rest of our tour mates. We added 19 people to fill our bus to 50 for the rest of the trip. Then we continued on to Waitomo. In Waitomo I stayed with three other girls, two Australians and a Canadian. When we arrived many of us went underground cave rafting and glow worm spotting. Th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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