View on the way to Taupo

Taupo

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April 7th 2010
I was excited and a little nervous to get behind the wheel of my new (17 yr old) Subaru. I had test drove a couple cars in New Zealand so I had a feel for driving on the left hand side of the road, but negotiating round-a-bouts and surprise one lane bridges on the highway is another story! Ha I had a couple close calls but made it down to Tuapo without any major incidents. It was well after dark ... 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