Still Hokitika Gorge

Arthurs Pass to Hokitika

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November 26th 2005
24.11.05 We arrived at Arthurs Pass after a long uphill, slow journey to the highest village in New Zealand (in the mountain ranges) and it was freezing! We got our van booked in and headed off to do the Devils punchbowl walk. This was only an hours walk that takes you to the base of a waterfall. It was a little hard going as it was all up hill but we got quite a nice view. Where we were staying ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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