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Trip to South Island

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July 21st 2007
We spent ten days seeing as much as we could of South Island. At the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch we zoomed in 'Hagglund' Antarctic vehicles over hills and through a lake; there is also a snowstorm and a lot about Antarctic exploration - I find the last page or two of Scott's diary very moving however many times I hear it. We then got a train down the coast (5 hrs) and over the mountains ( ... 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