Rotorua

Rotorua - Skyline Gondola & Luge

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December 16th 2006
16/12/06 Left Cambridge at 9.30 to drive down to Rotorua (again). We got there at 10.30 and went up on the Gondola to the top of the mountain. When we got to the top we went on the Luge but they make you go on the scenic run first to get used to it. It was a long run down and me and Uncle Andy just went for it - racing each other down. Aunty Tina just came down a lot slower and everyone was ... 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