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Down in Arthurs pAss

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November 11th 2012
And so my encroachment upon the south island begins, and a loosely planned one at that, looser than a Manchester Street hooker I headed out east along route 73, the Great Alpine Highway via Arthurs Pass. Thankfully, the daily grind and my scuzzy lifestyle was being left to one side for the time being, I now found myself with the freedom and time to assess what the south island had to offer, taking ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Arthur's Pass National Park

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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