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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Mt. Ruapehu (Exploding hole)

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Mount Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. The name of the mountain means in English "Exploding hole" as it is actually an active stratovolcano of 2757 m (9177 feet) hight and is with that the highest point of the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) of New Zealand (Aotearoa). The area is also known from the Lord of the Rings movies as Mordor. uuid="F5B676A7-0402-491F-B228-AFF6B445E566" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130118_091658_NZ_Manawatu-Wanganui_Tongariro National Park_Mt. Ruapehu (Mordor)_www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand North Lilleulven.com"

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