Orakei

Zorb, Weird volcanic place and Taupo

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January 18th 2007
Got up early. Walked miles to this Sky ride park which had a gondola going up, not even to the top of, a hill. Looked around and decided to go back down as the 'luge' looked really placid. This place would be good for families but it wasn't for us. We'd been fooled by the maps that the Zorb place was closer than it was and I had insisted on walking. Anyway, we walked back to the campervan and t ... 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