Background: The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
July 12th 2006Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound We had ourselves and watched England stumble out of the World Cup. It was time to leave Queenstown!
Hopped back on the Stray Bus and headed for and the World Cup final only one of which we where ... 33 photos[full story]
June 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound Te Anau is the main town in the Fiordlands to base yourself to visit the Sounds on day trips. We spent our first day in Te Anau itself booking a couple of trips, once that was out of thw ay we waited ... 15 photos[full story]
June 12th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound
Wednesday morning was another early start as I'm sure you won't be surprised to read. Well aware that we had a long drive ahead of us in order to get to the other side of the country, we wanted to ... 27 photos[full story]
June 7th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound Milfors Sound is a famous beauty spot in New Zealands Fyordland region. Bar flying, sailing or tramping across the mountains to it, you have to drive along one road which winds its way through the mo ... 13 photos[full story]
May 2nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound So after realizing that time was running out in my time on the land of the long white cloud, I had to finish up at work (yippee) and get back on the road. The next portion of my travel tales are on t ... 5 photos[full story]
April 15th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound Day-23 ~Milford Sound
Another really early start as we took a day trip to Milford Sound in the Fjiords on a small bus called the BBQ bus. There were plenty of stops along the way including the Mirr ... [full story]
April 26th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound We arrived in Te Anau late afternoon a slightly larger than normal town it appeared quiet and lazy nestled next to a lovely lake. After a wonder around and much needed grocery shopping we found one o ... 10 photos[full story]
April 1st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound How you goin?!
The 3 of us got up early to start our trip to Millford sound. We stopped at lake Te anau on the way, which was pretty cool and again got some pics! We continued onto Millford sound, ... 18 photos[full story]
April 8th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound Awaking with my nuts hiding somewhere deep inside my chest, my toe escaped outside the tiny duvet and almost dropped off - it was clear it was bloody freezing outside and Rodders is not too well insul ... [full story]
March 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound I decided to spend Easter weekend up at a cool resort-ish type place in the Marlborough Sounds. This is the north eastern corner of the South Island and the scenery is truly majestic. A small ferry ... 3 photos[full story]
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