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Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland  
   

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Did Somebody Say Geo-Thermal Wonderland?

June 16th 2005
Today (Tuesday it was, I think) I went to the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland 30K south of Rotorua. It was so rad. There was this mucky mire and fantastic stink around every corner. Rotorua has extremely active underground thermal activity. Driving along the parkway, you see bands of steam piercing up through the hillsides. At Thermal Wonderland, they have craters that have collapsed into the groun ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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