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March 25th 2017 Driving inland north we are presented with a totally new high altitude terrain filled with brush, sand, metamorphic deposits and short fluffy trees, all of which creates a musty smell. The roadsides are coated in a purple hue with heather-like plants. This brings us to a volcanic region. Prio to Taupo, the highway bipasses a large army training base as well as a few asparagus farms. Some of the mo
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom