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Maori cultural performance. See the video linked off of Youtube for a little more live detail.
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More Maori cultural performance.
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More Maori cultural performance.
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More Maori cultural performance.
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More Maori cultural performance.
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More Maori cultural performance.
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More Maori cultural performance.
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Welcome to Whakarewarewa - suburban Rotorua.
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War memorial at Whakarewarewa.
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Cooking huts - they keep the earth ovens ("hangi") out of the exposed weather, and such.
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Hot pool - geothermal power!
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Can you feel the heat my feet felt in this picture? Like, SUPER HOT! Zooey Deschannel hot!
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Hot pool - geothermal power!
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The marae - village meeting house. The figure at theo top of the picture is the "father" of this particular nation.
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As close to the heart of the "marae" as I could get. The red parts of the wall that flow into the detailed supports of the roof represent the ribs of the ancestors of this village. A very, very, VERY big deal to the Maori.
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Part of the village.
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Bubbly bubbly mud pool. Earth power!
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This is my plane. How "provincial."
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