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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]
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] Blog: From Adrenaline to Zealand
Date: July 20th 2004
Date: July 20th 2004
After our visit to Milford Sound, we stopped at the “Kepler Track” in Fiordland National Park just outside of Te Anau (Maori for “cave with a current of swirling water”) for a tramp along the local river, called the “Iris Burn.” The Kepler Track and Coastal Track we’d hiked nearly two weeks ago in Abel Tasman National Park are said to be among the top hikes in the world. It was ea ... read more
