Franz Josef Glacier

The South Island

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February 22nd 2008
So our adventure in the South Island started off with a flat tyre. We pulled into a petrol station and after a short while we were on our way with the spare tyre in place. The boys did an excellent job! It then started to rain and was quite cold. Not a great introduction to the South. We drove south and went to the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers. Both were quite impressive, although small compare ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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