View from Conical Hill

Routeburn Track

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February 6th 2011
Routeburn Track 3/2-6/2 English (Lisa) To say that it was raining when we drove from Milford Sound to the start of the Routeburn track is an understatement. It was rather as if the sky was continuously emptying buckets full of water. Luckily, heavy rain results in the most spectacular views in Fiordland. Many mountains are just bare rocks with hardly any trees on them, so the ... 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