Cherry Drop Mushroom

Fiordland National Park

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May 18th 2010
The road that carried us from the interior to the southern stretch of the Fiordland was, quite honestly, boring. The land lost its grand mountains and lakes and became simple farming land - flat and featureless terrain. It continued on like this for a couple of hours and then - thankfully, we reached Te Anau. As we approached the town it was reminiscent of Lake Taupo on the north island, what with ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » National Parks » Fiordland National Park

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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