The mud pools

Rotorua highlights

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August 23rd 2006
Rotorua highlights All New Zealand towns are beautiful, but Rotorua is beautiful and unique because it calmly sits on the ground of geothermal activity along the shore of Lake Rotorua. As we approached the town, the smell of Sulphur was strong in the air and within the town also, we could see several vents spewing sulphrous water vapor. We had thought that our dear Mumbai must be the only ci ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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