Starting the Tongariro Crossing

"Good luck...don't die"

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December 2nd 2006
Monday We drove back into New Plymouth for a look around the Art Gallery, which had an interesting display by the local artist Michael Smithers, at least I thought so! It seems Simon and my opinions of art are at opposite poles. After this we headed north on SH3 stopping for lunch at a pretty little cove signposted as 'The Three Sisters' though we weren't sure what they were as it was high ti ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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