debris on the bridge

Haast Pass

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March 28th 2008
our last look at Wanaka was the Puzzle world, where there are rooms full of illusions, like tilted floors which make you look different heights, and perspective. Also a good maze, which we eventually found our way out of! And so over the Alps again, to Haast on the west coast, ready to run up northwards. The Haast pass was stunning, hanging waterfalls, blue water in the rivers - straight from the ... 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