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Capt. Cook Monument

Ship's cove, Queen Charlotte sound
End of days (in New Zealand anyway)

September 30th 2007
Hello everyone, well we have almost come to the end of our time in Aotearoa New Zealand. And it wouldn't be complete without one last short blog. In our last blog we were at the tip of the South Island and we were very reluctant to leave. We fell so in love with the South Island that the North Island seemed like a foreign country. It certainly has some cool parts, but not the breathtaking scen ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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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