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NAPIER (EAST COAST) AND ROTORUA (CENTRAL)

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August 29th 2009
Kia Ora from Rotorua! It has been hard getting internet access. $30 a day at the hotels!!! We had a lovely day at Napier. The buildings are lovely. I will load some photos when I can. I am using the computer in the novotel lobby. The drive from Napier was quite spectacular, rolling green hills, snow covered mountain peaks and acres of pine forrests. Really beautiful. Yesterday we did the Waitau ... 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