這個洞穴是怎麼被發現的呢?1888年,當地的毛利族酋長 Tane Tinorau,決定在紐西蘭北島懷托摩(Waikoto)地區領導一場戰爭進攻另一處部落。在戰爭結束後毛利族酋長及英國測量師 Fred Mace 兩人,在一次狩獵探索中意外絆倒進入了一處洞穴,他們發現整個洞穴的屋頂如同星空一般閃耀;裡面的奇景後來被英國測量師告知了其他的英國人。此後隨著英國殖民的腳步,這個發光的洞穴也聞名全世界,成為許多人絡繹不絕進入的觀光處所。
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