Hokatika Gorge

Nuuuuuuu Zealand!

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January 8th 2008
First off i apologise for some more rubbish blogging and the fact that a big part of Australia is still missing!! it is coming!! i am just soooooo excited about being here that i can't help rubbing it in!! Right, so we arrived into Christchurch on the 8th Jan and were staying with Ma and Pa's awesome friends Harvey and Judi! they deserve an awesome shout out as they have been amazing! putting ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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