Castle Rocks

Arthurs Pass and Franz Josef

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April 24th 2007
Well after a week in Christchurch with family, i left to travel new zealand. I caught the coast to coast bus at 8 and set off through some very nice country side seeing some of the places where bits of the chronicles of narnia were shot. To pass the time i listened to music and read my book and got speaking to a german girl from Hamburg. Well we finally made it to greymouth after a very scenic ... 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