The Tongariro crossing

North Island part 3

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December 27th 2006
South of the north island Following our restful sta with the Fairhursts we head first to Rotorua and then onto Lake Taupo. Rotorua was interesting from a geological point of view but the town itself did not strike a chord with us. A little too commercialised redneckness for our liking and the run-in with the pissed Moari's outside our hostel room at 4 am didn't endear the place much. The natur ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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