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Kayaking

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September 13th 2008
we went Kayaking on this beautiful lake which was created by the glacier many many years ago. it is surrounded on one side by mountains and by rain forest on the other. the rain forest is a national park and they leave everything to nature, even when a tree falls down they just leave it there and let nature do its thing. this is a natual habitat of the kiwi bird. we spent about 3 hours on ... 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