Te Puia

Te Puia

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September 30th 2006
Te Puia thermal park. Loads of mud pools,colourful thermal springs and exploding geysers. Loads of Maori culture aswell,very cool! Terrible smell of rotten eggs though. ... 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