Waitomo to Taupo 12.4.10-17.4.10 274

Waitomo to Taupo

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April 15th 2010
As we are having to wait for the blackwater rafters we are told to check out at 10am and be on the bus ready to depart at 11am. We went for a walk around the Ruakuri Cave Scenic Reserve (to pass on some time) and also went to our first free activity! This in itself was quite bizarre. In a little shed we saw a lady shearing an angora rabbit! This was done on what looked like a torture implement. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo

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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