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Hot Cross Sandals

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March 27th 2016
After lunch we walked around a Maori village which had random bubbling pools and concrete vents dotted among their gardens Wandering back through a park with Easter stalls, Ed decided to spend some of his holiday money on a red and black wooden knife. This took us close to the Roturua's high street, so I went in search of some sandals to replace the ones that have split and are on borrowed time. ... 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