Wai-O-Tapu

Rotarua and Elsewhere

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February 4th 2011
Hello again everyone. Our legs are killing us from a 14 mile walk we have just completed, but perhaps I'll tell you about that some other time. We arrived in Rotarua on the 1st and immediately booked an evening at a Maori village for a Hangi meal. This is where they cook the food in the ground on hot stones. Firstly they take you on a trip through their village and down to the river where a long ... 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