Impressive flow, near Taupo

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August 5th 2010
Having crossed the water on a ferry jam-packed with containers of smelly cows, we arrived on the North Island. It was a pretty boring crossing from Picton to Wellington, punctuated with a movie, which was groaningly, predictably Lord of the Rings. Not bothered about cultural milestones like capital cities, we stopped only briefly in Windy Welly, pushing north towards Rotorua. This town lives of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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