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Two Kiwi Adventures Not To Be Missed!

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August 14th 2010
Today is the day I get to talk about the Tongariro Crossing and Black Water Rafting! The crossing is basically a walk through the Tongariro National Park where you can find the ever famous Mt Doom and even Mordor. Only difference is that they were covered with snow and the orcs had probably migrated north for the summer. It was a horrible 5.30am start but there was no time to complain before ... 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