Me and Ros

Greymouth

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September 27th 2007
Next stop was Greymouth again this was by the Tranzalpine along the West Coast which took about five and a half hours and which is apparantly considered one of the great train journeys of the world! Greymouth is a very quiet little place indeed until the evening when I went on a brewery tour which cost only $20 NZD (barry bargain!) and that included the tour itself and a free pint of your favourit ... 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