Gysers

Maori Culture Capital

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January 7th 2015
Geo: -38.1398, 176.247Our first port of call was Tauranga, whose Maori name means Calm Waters - protected by Long Island from open ocean. New Zealand means Long White Cloud, as the Maori had never seen snow and the mountains were covered. The area, including Mt Maunganui and Papamoa with long white sand beaches, is a big retirement community for Auckland and a population of about 118,000. It i ... 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