Me in front of Pohutu Geyser

Rotorua... Geysers, Mud Pools, Volcano and Kiwi!

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November 24th 2006
Well Hello.... See I kept to my promise to write a blog before the end of the weekend (it isn't even Saturday yet!) I have to write this blog because I have loads of photos to share with you and if I had waited a few more days, there would be a load more to share with you. Basically because there is loads to do and see here, and I am making sure I do as much as possible. I left Auckland ... 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