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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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Roadtrip to Wellington
7 days ago: Rusty Broon published a blog
Roadtrip to Wellington
November 16th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Franz Josef
Well we hit the road early on Thursday for our two day road trip from Queenstown to Picton via the west coast. We had already planned our half way point to be Hokitika and covered 550 km to get there ... 20 photos [full story]

journey back to aukland
122 days ago: Spasz published a blog
journey back to aukland
July 24th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast
we are on our journey back to aukland to return our rental car ( it really has been abused ) we had to use the interior as an inprompt due dryer for our clothes ( one of the dryers at a hostle failed ... 12 photos [full story]

Down On The Farm
133 days ago: Round The World Rach published a blog
Down On The Farm
July 4th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Franz Josef
You might remember a while back I mentioned that I'd joined a scheme called WWOOFing - Willing Workers On Organic Farms. The scheme allows travellers to go and work on farms in exchange for food, acc ... 25 photos [full story]

Excellent Adventure (Part II)
195 days ago: Kyrias published a blog
Excellent Adventure (Part II)
May 13th 2009  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast
A continuation: Day 5: So when I left off last time, I was in the Marlborough Sounds at Adam’s holiday home. The next day at his place we took out his boat and drove around the sounds for ... 44 photos [full story]


West Coast Blog Entries

Safety Creek Swim Hole
Sunset Over the River Valley
The Hutt
In The Yards
End of the bush fire
Moody West Coast
Bush fire ahead!!!
Sceneic coast....
Pancake rocks (blow hole)
Pancake rock
Swingers!
07
Lake Hawaea (Alan's photo)
RECOVERED
A stream on the Copeland Track.
Family Night at the Area School

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