Government gardens - Rotorua

Taupo and Rotorua

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May 24th 2013
On our way to Rotorua we decided to spend one more night in Auckland, it would have been a horrendously long a drive for just one day. Also we had a slow puncture in one of the tyres of the camper van so we had to stop by the Escape office to get it replaced. After a 10 minute wait, we were ready to get back on the road. The rain was pouring down in Auckland so after stocking up on a few supplies ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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