Wanganui to Lake Taupo, New Zealand

This large volcanic plug is called Paritutu. If it was better weather and we had more time we would have done the climb up to the top of it. The story goes that Paritutu once stood a little taller, but the summit was painstakingly flattened by Maori in pre-European times to make a level site for whare (houses) and kumara pits.  Select the photo below to see more of this area.

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