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Taupo - Wellington 010

Leaving Rotorua, Taupo and National Park

February 22nd 2011
On Thursday 13th Jan we left Rotorua to go to Taupo, a hours journey, on the way we stopped at the largest mud pool just outside Rotorua and hot and cold river, we did not know we were stopping there so didn’t have our swim wear ready, this is were 2 rivers meet one being hot and the other cold! We also stopped at Huka falls just outside of Taupo, this was an amazing site to see, such a powerful ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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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