Waitomo Glow worm caves

North Island Adventures

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February 28th 2007
After leaving Wellington, it was on to Rotorua, or as it should be known "The Stinkiest City of Earth". Due to its thermal energy and bubbling springs, the town smells like rotten eggs. However, it is a tourist mecca due to the fact that the springs are quite amazing and some of them shoot up to 40 meters. Rotorua is like Harrison Hot Springs on steroids, that has bred like a rabbit. There are ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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