Cool statue in Wanaka.

Goodbye New Zealand...

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March 21st 2008
I know, I know, it's been a while. I'll try to update you without rambling on too much. As you can see from some of the pictures I posted last time; I did hike the Tongariro Crossing in Taupo. It was chilly, windy and quite challenging at times, but quite rewarding at the end knowing you just hiked over three volcanoes-two active and one dormant. Traveling down the West coast back to the South ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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