Stewart Island from the plane..

Stewart Island

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February 13th 2008
Date visited: 9-11th February We very suddenly arranged Stuart Island quite out of the blue after I made a few phone calls. One of these was to the airport just to see if they had any standby tickets which they had. We turned up at the 'airport' where we checked in without showing I.D. We could have been The Jones's or Jack and Jill for all they knew. In addition I was suprised they didn't ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Stewart 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