Franz Josef 2

Our first glimpse of the glacier

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Freezing in Franz Josef and whirling through Wanaka

November 17th 2007
Kia Ora! Right, this is coming hot on the heels of the last blog published just a min ago so remember to read that one too if you hit this one first! After a fond farewell to Les we continued our journey south, stopping for one of the many random tours you are obliged to do on the Kiwi Experience. This one was a tour of the Bushman's Centre in Pukekura. The tour showed us how people make a ... read more

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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

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