Lake Taupo - endless!

To Taupo Today

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June 3rd 2005
Hi guys thanks for the bloggs, Lake Taupo today and i wont go into details - its a big lake and im talking BIG, Gems parents boss owns a log cabin out there to use at our will so off we went! Took 5 hours to get there as they havent heard of motorways or any form of straight road over here. The cabin was great in the middle of a forrest next to the lake (more like a treehouse) If your into ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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