Rain forest road

From Wanaka to Glaciers

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April 18th 2007
The journey from Wanaka to the Glaciers involves a very long drive through the rainforest. After a while it reaches the west coast and follows it more or less until reaching the glaciers half way up the north island. The drive is interesting as you get to see lots of the rain forest, and the road itself is varied in that there are long straight stretches, very very bendy mountainous stretches and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast » Franz Josef

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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