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Stewart Island

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.



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Areas in Stewart Island: Rakiura National Park

"I want to take you to the island..."
April 1st 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart Island
... So sang Paul Brady, and I'll get to the island in a minute, but first to Queenstown, a mecca for outdoorsy types who not satisfied with the lush forests, yellow beaches, thundering surf, clear lak ... 63 photos [full story]

Stewart Island
153 days ago: Claire Lewis published a blog
Stewart Island
March 11th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart Island » Rakiura National Park
Stewart Island is the 3rd largest island in New Zealand and one of the few places with lots of Kiwi's, birds out number people by a long way.. The ferry crossing to the island from Invercargil almo ... 17 photos [full story]

184 days ago: sallmarie published a blog
Stewart Island
February 13th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart Island
Date visited: 9-11th February We very suddenly arranged Stuart Island quite out of the blue after I made a few phone calls. One of these was to the airport just to see if they had any standby tick ... [full story]

Goodbye to NZ. What did I think of it? It was sweet as, mate!
February 19th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart Island
From the damp squib which was Franz Joseph, we headed to Makarora, on the outskirts of Mount Aspiring National Park. Another good night which included karaoke, where I sang for the first time ever and ... 23 photos [full story]


Stewart Island Blog Entries

The Mariner
Sounds rosy
The hustler
Wine vault
Endelig ved hytten
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