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Great idea!  
   

Great idea!

Now can I stretch my legs? (And I don't mean walking down forest tracks either)
There be gold in them there hills!!!

February 16th 2008
When we started this trip we said "we'd try a bit of everything". So when we got the opportunity to prospect for gold at a real mine in Kawaru Gorge - We just had to give it a go! Only cost a couple of dollars and we did manage to find a few flecks! (But don't get excited kids, it's not worth a lot.) The whole place is set up to how it originally was, back when it was a ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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