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New Zealand - Wk 2

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January 22nd 2012
NZ – Wk 2 Mon 16th Jan 2012 Chilly/ Bright with Sunshine Max 16 Deg Leaving Possum Lodge in Manapouri this morning. After a quick breakfast and chat to our German neiboughers we packed the car and got away at are usual departure time of 10.00. We did a short drive up the hill to the small ferry / dinghy crossing at Pearl Harbour where we are to t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Geraldine

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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