Mt Ruapehu

Not a bad view to have from your window... :-)

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Tongariro National Park - October 2005

October 24th 2005
Another long weekend trip with the Auckland YHA - this one was over Labour Weekend 22-24 October 2005. Tongariro National Park was the first national park to be established in New Zealand, and the fourth in the world. It is one of only twenty sites worldwide that have been given dual World Heritage status - both natural and cultural. It consists of 79598 hectares, and is best known for the v ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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

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