Queen Charlotte Track

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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February 18th 2012
2/14/12 Energized with scrambled eggs and bacon our group, the<span> now ‘Famous Five’<span> <span> trekers<span> hit the ‘road’<span> heading south west toward Punga Lodge, Endeavour Inlet.<span> To-day is Valentine’s<span> Day and<span> romance may bloom along the trail.<span> Rain has been predicted but luckily the forecasters t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queen Charlotte Sound

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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