Lake Hawea

Wanaka to Franz Josef Glacier

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March 20th 2007
Left Wanaka in crystal clear and sunny conditions - skirting along the edge of the beautiful Lake Hawea - then climbing through the Haas pass as the weather changed completely to dull with occasional rain. There are very few human habitations on the way. We passed along the coast and stopped to finish our sandwiches by the sea as the waves crashed in. At Fox Glacier village after a coffee we side ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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