Day 46 - Volcanic Valley and Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
January 3rd 2014 Friday January 3rd, 2014. Volcanic Valley and Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, North Island, NZ
After breakfast we jumped back in the car and returned to WOT. The reason for this is that our ticket from yesterday included a visit to the Lady Knox Geyser which spouts every morning at 10.15 am. We had to leave by 9.00 in order to make sure we were there in time for this daily event. This geyser is
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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 
