Hokitika Driftwood Sculpture competition

Gold & Green - more hunting for riches

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February 3rd 2011
Sunday 30th January – Thursday February 3rd 2011 I am sitting here trying to be inspired by the view out the window of our current couch surf. Or the view that was outside this window this morning as this evening the cloud has descended and the rain is about to start. We are staying with a wonderful family just south of Ross and they have views of snow covered Mt Cook and Mt Tasman, pl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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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