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Aranui Cave - Waitomo

Explorers fascinated by his discovery many times coming down into the ground. Examined the levels of other caves with beautiful stalactite and stalagmite formations and discovered additional easily accessible entrance.

 

The news of the unusual nature of the miracle spread ever more widely attracting more and more tourists , which for a small fee, guided chief Tane and his wife Huti . This lasted until 1906 when the government took over the administration of the Waitomo .

 

It took almost 100 years to the caves returned to its rightful owners. Since 1989, they are under the care of the local community , and many guides are direct descendants of Tane Tinorau

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Uploaded on May 5, 2014
Taken on April 25, 2014