New Zealand's North Island - Te Ika-a-Māui

Photos from Lille Ulven’s adventurous bike ride in across the North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui, of New Zealand, the land of the white cloud - Aotearoa - as it is called in the Māori language.
This includes Te Puia, Rotorua, Te Aroha, Auckland, National Park, Tongrariro, Mt. Ruapehu, Wellington...
For more photos of my New Zealand tour have a look at my photos from the South Island and if you want to read about my experiences in more detail please visit my blog. Some of these photos are also published in my New Zealand calendars which you can find here.

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Pipiriki in the Whanganui River Valley

Pipiriki, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Pipiriki Settlement 79 km from Whanganui, the home of Ngāti Kura. The main settlement was originally across the river. From 1854 Māori grew wheat there for the Kaukore mill. Pai Mārire warriors besieged three redoubts across the river for several weeks in 1865. Pipiriki was an important centre during the riverboat era from the mid-1890s to the 1920s, and remains a gateway to the wilderness reaches of the river. Source: Diana Beaglehole. 'Whanganui places - River settlements', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Mar-14 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whanganui-places/page-6 uuid="E7A07965-DB37-4B02-9936-3215D3F5E1E1" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130118_111217_NZ_Manawatu-Wanganui_Pipiriki__www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand North Lilleulven.com"

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