Geothermal Oven

Jumping mud, Batman!

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July 6th 2013
The north island of New Zealand is home to 80% of the Mauri population, so we thought that we should go and see what the culture was all about. And where better to see the culture than a geological wonder? The Whakanenewerewa Living Thermal Village is built on top of cracks and fissures in the earth’s crust, some of which are bottomless. The temperature on the surface of the water in these cr ... 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