Walking around the base of Mt Maunganui

A Scottish Geyser with a Hottie in Thermals

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April 17th 2008
Decisions!! Decisions!! Which direction next? Do we retrace our steps back to Wanaka then head across to Franz Josef Glazier and up the longer West Coast or travel across the island towards Dunedin and up the East Coast. If we had thought more about our route at the start we would've planned it differently. Following another night at Te Anau holiday park our decision was to travel towar ... 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