Moeraki Boulders

January 9th

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January 18th 2009
We stayed in My Cook for another day because Niv wanted to go horse back riding and possibly take a Helicopter ride to the top of Mt Cook. The weather wasn’t good so he only got to go horse back riding while I slept. The wind was so strong that i could fell the Building shake when a big gust came along. At night we went to do our part as tourists and tried to kill some possum but all we found wa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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