Milford from the boat

Into New Zealand

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May 7th 2008
Over to NZ Monday becomes Tuesday Our flight from the Cook islands was at 7am, so we had to be up pretty early. Luckily we'd managed to get hold of the airport transfer company the night before after days of trying and had at last arranged a pick up for 5am. We were packed and sat outside at 5am, providing a mosquito buffet for quite a while and there was no sign of our pick up. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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