Mount Cook

Last stop- New Zealand

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August 25th 2007
Hi everybody, We just got back into the US safe and sound! Our last week in New Zealand was amazing and a country on the top of our list of places to go back to. We spent most of our time on the South Island, driving around and stopping in Christchurch, Franz Josef, and Queenstown with our last day in Auckland. Christchurch and Queenstown were both very cool towns with great little places t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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