Slope Point

Here is the most southerly point of the New Zealand mainland. You can join the cows in the field to get to the very tip, but we just observed the sea battering away from here.

The Farthest South so far

February 2nd 2008
From Te anau / catlins / Our last entry left you back at Te Anau after our trip out to Milford Sound. It was in the Deep South that we saw a lot of different sights as we mosied along the beautiful coastline roads. As it was here I also started reading Gullivers Travels the explorer in me was more than ready to experience something fantastical and I am pleased to report I was not disappointe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland » Catlins

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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