Franz Josef

The small town of Franz Josef is surrounded by amazing alpine scenery and dense rainforest. It is probably one of the few places in the world where the glacier is surrounded by jungle.

Glaciers Again?

November 11th 2005
The evening before I left Hokitika I wasn’t quite sure where I wanted to go next. I went to the information center downtown and I looked through all of the tourist brochures and I talked to the ladies at the counter, but I wasn’t sure I liked what I was hearing. It seemed to be unanimous with everyone I talked to that Franz Josef was the best match for what I was looking for - I wanted to do ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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

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