Road bridge

Hokitika,Pancake Rocks,Jet Boat

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March 23rd 2007
Managed to depart by 8:05am and headed first inland along Arthur's pass for a sightseeing tour. The scenery is magnificent. We stopped for coffee (and the largest date scone I've ever seen) at the cafe/general store in the village of Arthur's Pass. We headed on a short distance for more scenery before returning the way we came. At one lookout by the Otapi viaduct we saw our first wild Kea close u ... read more

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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