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New Zealand Part Three - Taupo

August 9th 2013
After leaving Hobbiton and the town of Matamata, we had a drive of just over an hour to get to Taupo, where we were able to check in straight away into our room at the Tiki Lodge Backpackers. The room was basic but was pretty spacious, clean and had a nice big ensuite – a little nicer than some of the backpackers that we had stayed at in Australia, and the last backpackers we would be staying at ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

New Zealand Flag 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
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