Maori Heads

Big Geysers, Big Maoris’ and the Big “Lord of the Rings” countryside.

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March 17th 2009
We arrive in Rotorua after the fun of Zorbing down the hill and a stop at Ruakuri were we walked through some beautiful caves and fern lined forest. The Silver Fern, the New Zealand national emblem is one of many ferns that grow everywhere in the forests of New Zealand. Once settled into the Hostel we went to the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute - Te Puia Te Whakarewarewatang ... 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