Woodcarver

A mud bath and other acitvities

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January 27th 2007
Mt Manganui, caving in Waitomo, mud baths in Rotorua, Shopping in Auckland & a trip to the Bay of islands. Next on the agenda was Rotorua otherwise known as Rotton Rua. This is because the town is built around many geo-thermal mud pools and it can get pretty stinky. It wasn´t as bad as we expected but you would get the odd whiff that could make you feel a bit quesy. Don´t think I could see ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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