Beautiful lake at Ross (used to be the gold mine)

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January 28th 2008
Sunday 27th January Another early start - struggled to get up and was only just out of the door as the bus was ready - should have been out 10 minutes early! First stop this morning is Hokitika - we get an hour for breakfast, or to stock up in the supermarket, or wander the beach. I find the beach - bizarre penguin house structures, and a driftwood sculpture display... Think the dog with t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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

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