Transalpine Technology

Island Jumping.

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November 26th 2005
In Which We Say So Long to the South, Hello to the North ... and It Turns Into Winter Spent several days leaving the South Island and getting positioned into the North Island where we could spend a couple of days to relax toward the end of the journey. Drove through the Alpine Pass, took the train up the coast and rode the ferry into Wellington. Not much excitement to be had, thoug ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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