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Rotorua is the cultural centre of New Zealand and is situated in the North Island. It is about 3 hours drive south-east of Auckland. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maoris, have a big influence on this town. It is also the area where the most volcanic activity occurs in NZ. Although it is a big tourist attraction, it is still a pleasant place to visit. |
I got in on the act too and behaved like a tourist to have my pic taken with the performers. |
The food storage 'house' was elevated to protect the supplies. |
The Warrior approaches for the formal greeting of our group. |
The warrior places the twig offering on the ground for the leader of the visitors to accept. |
The visitor is brought up to greet the warrior and pick up the twig. Both men speak their greetings and the group may then approach the meeting house. |
The warrior retreats into the meeting house and we all follow. |
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Geoff_Wright Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:17 UTC
Very ab-zorb-ing page. Great photos. | jale200975 Thu Feb 19, 2009 09:01 UTC
Very good page. | easterntrekker Mon Aug 25, 2008 22:24 UTC
Great pages. Takes us back to our fabulous trip a couple of years ago!! | elpariente Mon Aug 25, 2008 17:10 UTC
Your pages are helping me to prepare our next travel to NZ Thank you Gracias !!!! |
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