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Thermal Lake

Wai-o-tapu Wonderland

August 8th 2014
The molten smell drifts through the crisp morning air as dozens of tourists surround a small mound bellowing a small stream of white smoke from the top. I sit on a cold step, with my arms firmly shoved deep within my pockets to warm up my fingers as I am struggling to move them. It feels ridiculously cold to the point where the moment my breath escapes from the warmth of my mouth, it creates an ea ... read more
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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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