Geyser

Geothermals and Sulphur

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May 18th 2010
Geo: -38.1398, 176.24718th May RotoruaFinal leg of our tour but one of the things we've been looking forward to most: the "geothermal wonders" of Rotorua. Hamish has wanted to come ever since he was a child and saw pictures of the bubbling mud pools. It's only taken 40 years to get here !We had a long drive down from Waiheke Island and after nearly 4hours on the road (tha ... 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