The bubbling mud

Taupo to Rotorua

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April 2nd 2010
Today we are driving straight to Rotorua (it is not that far away). We stop off in Rotorua at a thermal pool and get our first whiff of the sulphur (imagine rotten eggs and that sums up the aptly named Rotten-rua!) We also call in at the TAMAKI Tours office to book onto tonights Maori evening- all set for 7pm. Once at the hostel we are pleasantly suprised - clean, spacious and en-suite pl ... 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