Hamilton

New Zealand - Week 9 & Summary

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April 22nd 2013
Hamilton, Tongariro National Park, Waitomo Caves, Auckland My final week in New Zealand was spent craming in activities I wanted to do but hadn't yet got around to. One of these was the Tongariro Crossing, a day walk in the Tongariro National Park, which several fellow travellers had described as spectacular. As it was tricky to reach the national park in one day from Tauranga, I d ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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