Rotorua Photo 2

Rotorua

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May 31st 2009
The trip down to Rotarua on the Magic Bus wasn't great - I think I have come to the realisation that I have booked the wrong bus for what I want! I just wanted something like the Greyhound Bus in Australia that would take me from A - B with no fuss but the Magic Bus is more like a guided tour and what should have been about a four hour journey from Auckland to Rotorua ended up taking ten hours. ... 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