Franz Josef

NZ South Island Part 1

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September 14th 2007
ARTHURS PASS HEY thats me back in the cold climate that is New Zealand! I was absolutely shattered by the time i finally got into my hostel in Christchurch. I had been travelling for a good 30-odd hours wen i arrived. I spent 6 hours in Hong Kong airport on the way here. The place certainly looked mysterious to me from what i could see from the airport viewing windows. Huge green hills covered ... read more

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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