Rain Forest

Gone for a walk

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April 13th 2008
Day-21 Franz Josef Had a lay in today before going for a walk, we had been told about to a nearby beach. Having gone way over the 10mins they said before turning up a track (in fact about 20-25mins) we decided to ask at a holiday park only to find out it was 30km away and would take all day to get there by foot, Having heard this we turned around and made our way back to Franz Josef at a much m ... 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