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December 16th 2010
Sorry, I've not been around for a few days. Have been to Melbourne with Michelle, my sister to stay with her friend Margot for two nights. Had a great time! But as it's the New Zealand trip I'm blogging I'd better get back over there! I'll try and get back to where I left off. Sunday 21st November we left the scenic Milflord Sound and headed back to Te Anau to stay the night as it was getting lat ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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