2 days since Em left April 16th 2007 2 days since Em left Australasia » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook By Matt n EmApril 16th 200 ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park 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