The glacier

Ice Ice Baby

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February 1st 2008
I left Christchurch and got a bus to Greymouth before changing to go to Franz Josef. Coach travel in New Zealand is really good, you get to stop often and they usually stop at places of interest for you to have a look and take a photo. On my way to Franz we drove through some really memorable scenery and we got to stop in a town called Hokitika. We stopped here for an hour so I had a quick look ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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