Me and Rob at Fox Glacier

Fox and Franz Joseph Glaciers

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April 7th 2009
Fox and Franz Joseph Glaciers 31st March - 2nd April 2009 We were so lucky with the weather - usually it does nothing but rain along the west coast of NZ but we have had glorious days of hot sunshine. We walked up to view the Fox Glacier which was very impressive. It would have been cool to go up onto he ice on one of the many helicopter trips they do, but our budget is getting a bi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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