Rotorua 4th anniversary flowers

Rotorua

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September 9th 2015
Last week I ended up swimming three times on my own. I have looked into some of the Masters' swim teams in the area. There used to be a swim club in the summer in Cambridge, so really close, but the team has pretty much dissolved due to lack of pool availability. I contacted the Masters' swim team in Hamilton and heard back. It sounds like they have a pretty good setup and it has a yearly fee, but ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato

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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