Dam before Aratiatia Rapids

Keeping up with the Thompsons - NZ and Australia

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January 22nd 2016
Paul and I went down to the National Park on Dec 11th with hopes of completing the Tongariro Crossing the following day. Well, the weather wasn't so nice here in NZ yet, so Saturday proved to be the same and it was cold, rainy, and windy. We stayed at a hotel there that offered transportation for drop off and pick up, but they cancelled the transportation because of the weather. Instead, on Saturd ... 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