The Thermal Fields

A right pair of Tramps

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January 31st 2007
Today we got up early and caught a shuttle bus to the start of the Tongariro Crossing. The Tongariro Crossing is one of the most famous 1 day walks in the world. It is the centrepiece of the stunning Tongariro National Park - an active Volcanic area which stretches from here out up through the Northern ridges and out to White Island in the Pacific. New Zealand is a country borne out of a mad am ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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