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New Zealand: Rotorua – Cooking Corn in a Steam Ven
Our guide threw some sweet corn on the cob into Parekohuru, their largest mineral pool. Mother Nature then took care of the cooking. In 8 minutes, lunch is ready. How smart those Maori people were, to find such a terrific place to live.
New Zealand: North Island – Thermal Geysers North Island of New Zealand
Thermal pits are common in the central area of the North Island of New Zealand. The Maori used them for cooking and bathing. How clever. 
New Zealand: Whakarewarewa – Geysers everywhere in Rotorua, NZ
Hot thermal mineral baths and hot thermal mineral geysers are found all over Maori land in Whakarewarewa, New Zealand. This one shoots up on a regular schedule every day.
New Zealand: Whakerewarewa – Real Mineral Baths
In Whakerewarewa, New Zealand, the Maori way of life is preserved. The hot thermal mineral baths were an important part of their life. Here these hot thermal pools are designed for easy sitting, entry and exit. You can see the younger generation enjoys them too. This was the young lad who earlier jumped into the freezing water for visitors (see earlier Instagram) so it must have been especially yummy for him to soak in the warm water.
New Zealand: Rotorua – Maori Land
Smoke from thermal pits were and are a feature of the terrain around Rotorua, New Zealand, especially in the indigenous Maori land. It made cooking pretty darn easy.
