Tree Hugger Nick

Rotorua - Taupo

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October 28th 2009
Thermal Explorer Highway This Highway cuts through the highlands in the centre of the North Island. There are volcanoes and geothermal vents all over the place once you get closer to Rotorua. Theres even some geothermal power plants along the way. Rotorua We drove to Rotorua around midday and took a little detour to the Buried Village east of town. The village was burie ... 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