Franz Josef Glacier

Greymouth - Franz Josef Glacier

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November 17th 2010
Sunday 7th November This morning we travel further down the West Coast before stopping in the township of Hokitka, famous for its local cuisine and treasured Pounamu Jade (greenstone). We stop for breakfast here and browse around a greenstone workshop reading a bit about the history and families involved in the excavation of the stones. Just a little further down the road we stop at ... read more

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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