Southern Alps

Westland /Tai Poutini National Park

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April 10th 2006
The routine nature of working in the hotel means that when I get a rostered-day-off, I make as much effort as possible to 'get away', explore the rest of Fox Glacier, and discover more about the surrounding area. I have travelled north for over two and a half hours, to the nearest large town of Hokitika to visit a glassblowing studio, driven 15km along Cook Flat Road to reach Gillespies Beach, an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glaciers

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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