MILFORD SOUND

NORTH ISLAND AND SOUTH ISLAND PIX

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April 4th 2008
THE WEATHER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER THE DAY I WAS AT MILFORD SOUND. I WAS TOLD IF IT’S TOO WARM IT STIRS UP THE WINDS; I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET AN EXTREMELY CALM DAY. BETTER PHOTOS OF THIS LATER. POHUTU (THE GEYSER NAME) IS LOCATED IN THE WHAKAREWAREWA GEOTHERMAL VALLEY. THIS TOURIST SPOT (TE PUIA) IS MAORI OWNED AND OPERATED. HERE TRADITIONAL CARVING AND WEAVING IS TAUGHT AT THE NEW ZEALAND ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound

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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