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Trekking the Tongariro

February 4th 2010
We had heard much about the Tongariro crossing walk before coming here. “The best full day walk in NZ!”, “Amazing!” So we had to do it. That was why we drove the four and a half hours from Wellington to Whakapapa village through what could only be described as some of the dullest scenery in NZ (“It just looks like England..” was Loz's remark) and some dreary backwater towns where they ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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