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Sand and Ice in the South Island

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January 19th 2008
Hi everyone! Hope you enjoyed the last blog and especially the crazy zorbing photos. Wow, that was fun! Lots more adventure to come in the South Island though! We arrived in the South Island to the sad news that Sir Edmund Hillary had died. The whole country was deeply upset by this news and flags flew at half mast for the following two weeks. It was a very sad affair, but one which gave me the op ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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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