Karen on the bridge at one end of the Great Walk

Waikaremoana Wonderland

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April 16th 2009
Monday 13th April 2009 Was there an earthquake this morning? Not a huge one, we would have heard about that, but maybe a little one? Sometime this morning the van moved like someone had come along and pushed it, only without the someone pushing it. Or like there was a huge gust of wind, but of course without the wind. Anyway, after breakfast and some good byes, we headed back off o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Urewera 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