Lots of spray

Hukka Falls Jet and Prawn Fishing

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February 18th 2011
New Zealand is full of things to do if you want to be mad. Things a bit like bungee jumping and Jet Boat riding. Mum would not let me do a bungee jump ( I was too small and too young). When we got to Taupo she said that one of the best things that we could do would be to go on a jet boat. A jet boat is a speed boat that is able to go in shallow water because the engine does not dangle down o ... read more

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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