Rotorua lakeside wanderings 1110895

Rotorua lakeside wanderings

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March 13th 2016
Another glorious sunny day dawns so I make use of my free morning with a saunter around the little peninsula that sticks out into the lake at Rotorua. I start at the busy end where there are people queuing for boat trips, helicopter rides and water plane rides. The shore side is heaving with little black teal with golden eyes which I find out are New Zealand Scaup or Papa go. There are some odd lo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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