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Ski Season Mt Ruapehu

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August 31st 2010
After staying with James in Auckland for a couple of nights a was due to get the bus down to National Park for the ski season at around 8am. Unfortunately we had been a bit mashed the night before and when I got ready to go, I found out that I was locked in the house and couldn't find a key for the front door. I couldn't wake James up and thought I was going to miss my bus but luckily I managed to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mount Ruapehu

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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