hiking the glacier

Fun, Fun, Fun on the south Island.

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June 16th 2008
We are writing this on the ferry over to the north island sitting on the back viewing deck watching the south island getting smaller and smaller, shame we didnt publish it at the same time!! sorry! We've had an amazing activity packed time since arriving kiwi land 2 weeks ago and hope that it will arrive through the North island. We arrived in Christchurch after our overnight flight from Per ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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