Franz Josef Glacier

South New Zealand

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January 23rd 2010
There only seems to be one question you get asked when you mention New Zealand is on your travel itinerary - are you going to bungy or skydive? For four and a half months Andy and I have been asking each other this very question, and upon arrival in Queenstown the stunning landscape convinced us to do a skydive over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables. Our 12,000ft jump gave us forty-five seconds fr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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