Craters of the Moon

This is an area of geothermal activity, where steam escapes from the ground. Much of it has been harnessed for geothermal power stations, but this is one of the places where you can see the steam coming out of the ground. There are also bubbling mud pools.

Land of the Long White Cloud

September 25th 2004
We’ve been in New Zealand for a week now and there’s lots to tell… I’m not sure where to start… First impressions of NZ are good. Auckland is a nice city, very culturally diverse (it has the biggest Polynesian population outside the islands, and lots of people from SE Asia live here too) and very friendly. Even the people at passport control in the airport are friendly! After our in ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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