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Our world tour Part 1

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October 14th 2016
12 October 2016 As we said in our note about yesterday, Rotorua is a volcanic area. In effect the cita sits within a giant crater, the crater of Mount Terawera, last in action in 1880 when it devastated the area. Activity today existed in a 4 km geothermal valley walk in Waimangu, where we saw all related activities: geysers, mud pools, fumeroles and you name it. Fascinating!! The weather ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty

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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