Cloudy Bay Winery

South Island

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June 22nd 2007
We have now made it to the South island, and have been here for about a week now. Before we left North Island we visited Mount Doom - that is the mountain that features in the film Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately when we went there was lots of cloud and we could only see the bottom half of the mountain. But the snow-topped mountain next to it was clearly visible and that is the one in the photo. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » 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