Rotorua

Rotorua

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September 30th 2012
We woke up to the sound of Pukekos. They were busy running all around the camp grounds. The campground had its own boiling mud pools, and it had hot mineral pools. The river running alongside it had steam coming from it too. You could see steam coming from people’s yards that backed onto the camp ground as well. Imagine having your own natural hot pool in your back yard! Elizabeth, Samuel and I ... 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