Te Puia - ANZAC-Day in Rotorua

Te Puia: interesting background information about Maori culture

welcome ceremony

in such boats the Polynesian people came over the sea

Maori dance to frighten the enemies

Bruno joining the Haka dance training

our Maori guide who told us a lot of legends and stories

impressing geyser in the park

scarving school to keep the skills alive

footbath at the hot pools in the Kuirau Park in Rotorua

ANZAC dawn service at the lakeside with touching songs of the boys high school choir

pipe band at the top of the parade

veterans at the parade:
on the left our host William who joined the Army for 21 years

coffee (with rum) and lunch at the RSA (=retired service army) after the ANZAC civil service

Tikitapu (Blue Lake) near Rotorua