Rivers & Mountains

Fox & Franz - Which is Better?

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May 24th 2007
We made our way towards the Fox Glacier, first stopping at Ship Creek. This is a beautiful temperate rainforest walk, with lots of palms, phormiums, ferns, and the tree called the Kahikatea which is New Zealand's tallest native tree, on average 60 metres in height. Then we viewed the rugged beach and sand dunes, whilst the Fantails flew around us. We stopped off at numerous viewpoints before reac ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fox Glacier

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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