Mt. Fyffe 04

One month to go...

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April 11th 2007
It is exactly one month until I return home. What a pain. Only kidding... ish. It has been an absolutely fantastic few weeks, and have seen the majority of what the South Island has to offer. I am just about to complete a giant figure of eight that has taken me all around the Island. I started in Christchurch, on the East Coast, worked my way up the coast, through Kaikoura to the Northen city of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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... ... read more