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Snowboarding & Glaciers

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September 11th 2008
Mount Hutt we went for a days snowboarding here, it is really beautiful and there was loads of snow. Martyn managed a full day on the piste except when he had to help me to the medical centre. i had a great time until i tumbled and twisted my knee & ankle. it was so sore. i was not allowed to board the rest of the day. oh well Franz Josef Glacier we actually spent a day climbing up the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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