13. Whitianga – Auckland
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After breakfast, we had a last look at the town and started the final leg of our drive to Auckland. […]
12 Tauranga
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12. Tauranga We arrived around midday, ate a sandwich on the beach, strolled around the town and enjoyed an ice […]
11. Rotorua
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The town, Rotorua has the same name as the lake. It is 85 km northeast of Taupo and there is also […]
10. Lake Taupo
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We left Turangi and drove along Lake Taupo. It was formed out of an eruption of a supervolcano some 26.500 years […]
9. Mount Bruce to Turangi
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The next morning, we left Wellington and headed north. Our destination was Turangi, some 400 km away. The first part […]