Bush

Caving and Shaving

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November 12th 2006
Following on from our stay at Rotorua we headed west to a tiny place called Waitomo. This place is famous for the massive network of limestone caverns that are below it. There are over 300 mapped caves in the area, which is quite a few We took the oppotunity to have a go at black water rafting. This is like whitewater rafting but in an underground cave system. They give you a rubber ring and t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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