Wai-o-Tapu

Rotorua

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March 12th 2015
Rotorua, Central North Island On the way up to Rotorua we stopped at some incredible waterfalls, the first was the Aratiata Rapids, which are at the dam on the Waikato River, the dam gates are opened for 15 minutes four times a day and create spectacular falls. Further down the river the Huka Falls are created by 200,000 litres of water per second, funnelling into a narrow chasm and cras ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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