flax on the beach

Blog #14 – Queen Charlotte Track – Day 2

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December 22nd 2010
Blog #14 – Queen Charlotte Track – Day 2 December 1, 2010 – Today we left Cnoc Na Lear for Punga Cove. Our destination gave me ample opportunity to practice the soft New Zealand /ng/ - always said as in ringer, never said as in finger or hunger. There are many things about New Zealand pronunciation that are a challenge – /wh/ is pronounced /f/, many words have duplicated syllables as in K ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough

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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