Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef

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March 5th 2008
After stopping in Greymouth for a night, we headed to Franz Josef. This is where the famous glaciers are located. The first day we were there it was pouring with rain and we managed to book ourselves in for a trek the next day. The trek was listed as 3 hours, but because the river coming off the glacier had burst its banks, the hike was more like 6 hours. Instead of crossing the river as they norm ... read more

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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