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Hiking Around Wanaka and Hokitika

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March 1st 2019
Yesterday, February 28, we hiked up Mt Iron in Wanaka and then headed to the Fox Glacier Lake Matheson Track. There we saw just a peek of Mt Cook and Mt Tasman due to the cloud cover. The walk around the lake was beautiful, like walking around a Hobbit movie set! Today’s hikes were in Arthur’s Pass! There were lots of steps up steep paths and at one point we were gifted with a wonderful wat ... 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