Okere Falls

Rotorua Road Trip

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January 10th 2011
Since I was home for the first time in a number of years, I decided I should be doing some sightseeing while I was here! So mum, dad and I headed off on a road trip to see the geothermal and cultural wonders of Rotorua! We had such a great trip, and I even got to drive ‘the beast’! On the way down we stopped at the Waihau River near Putaruru, and had a walk to see the beautiful clear waters f ... 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