Rotarua - Part 1 February 4th 2007 Rotarua is the heart of New Zealands volcanic area. Here, Stevie & I saw geysers, boiling mud pools, hot springs and other phenomenon. ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua 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