Queen Charlotte Track!

Second Update from NZ

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February 1st 2006
Hey all! I managed to get some internet time! I did so much since the past mail that I don't know if i can put it all in here, I will try and keep it short since I know it's boring to read Large mails. I suggest you read this in 2 parts!! it is just too long. Anyway the last time I wrote we just arrived in auckland, we were supposed to split, and we did but only 2 left for the beginning sinc ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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