Gorilla Park

Coromandel Cruising

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February 4th 2007
After leaving Rotorua we cruised up to Taurange on the shores of the Bay of Plenty. It was a pretty sizeable town/city and it's funny how the further North we get the more we enter denser civilisation! A couple of things we haven't done yet is give you an overview of NZ prices. A litre of unleaded here is about 50p currently, and Diesel approx 30p. Food is definately cheaper than Oz - something ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga

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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