Champagne Pools

Wai-O-Tapu

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December 7th 2006
Wai-O-Tapu was awesome. Volcanic geothermal activity for miles and miles. It has been hundreds of years since the last eruption but its still very much alive. I got some great pictures of this place including Lady Know Geyser that goes off every day with its sulphur water shooting 15m high! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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