Franz Josef Glacier

West Coast of South Island

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April 26th 2007
The west coast was a truly amazing experience. I guess it can be likened to BC, but here everything is younger it seems. this may be a wrong analysis but it just appears the the coastline here is more rugged, as well as mountains. the area is also minimally developed so roads and towns seem to just be placed along previous routes or villages slowly getting a bit larger. In short, it was spectacul ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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