thermal springs Rotorua

north island again

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December 23rd 2006
hiya Hope you are all ok and enjoying the fog!!!!! It is just so so hot and lovely here it is 32 with a nice gentle wind to keep you cool I am not rubbing it in Honest te he he. We are in oz and the mo but will blog about the north Island in NZ. Sorry it is late we just did not stop in NZ, we did not realise just how big it was Doh!!!! NZ is just so so lovely and have never been to a plac ... 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