Mt Ruapehu, Mt Tongariro and Mt Ngauruhoe

Road trip to Wanganui and being thrown out of a hostel!

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August 18th 2009
This is a relatively short blog however there were too many photos to justify attaching it to a different blog. So Thursday morning we started our scenic drive to Wanganui going via Turangi and the Wanganui river road. The drive was amazing as the photos demonstrate. The driving over here is really easy and we rarely saw more than 2 cars an hour. Thursday evening we arrived in Wanganui and d ... read more

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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