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Taupo

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January 30th 2007
Today was a bit of a strange day. We had driven to the base site for the Tongariro Crossing, and stayed overnight in anticipation of being able to do the great walk, but the weather changed markedly overnight scuppering our plans. Unfortunately although at ground level (1157m) the weather was fine, at the altitude we were going to be walking to we wouldn't have seen anything and snow was likely to ... read more

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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