KIWI Crossing

Volcanoe Walking

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March 7th 2007
We woke up in the morning to find Mom and Gary long gone. The weather was cooperating and they left to hike the Tongariro Crossing. No hike for us, but we found out that you can take a chair lift all the way up to almost the summit of Mt. Ruapehu, which is one the most active volcanoes in the area. It last errupted in 1995 and they had some very amazing pictures of the erruption at the visitor's ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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