Pohutu Geyser and Ruth

Geysers, Hotsprings & Mud pools

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February 4th 2007
We have a long drive ahead of us today 520km so we will stop at Whangarei along the way to check out a water fall which was extremely picturesque and then we had a look at another kiwi house and a museum which had a maori cloak made from Kiwi feathers. To get to Rotorua we had to go back through Auckland which wasnt a big deal as the we didnt have to leave the freeway. We only stopped once on ... read more

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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