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Franz Josef Glacier -> Greymouth

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February 18th 2009
18th Feb 2009 The town of Franz Josef is basically a stop for tourists who want to visit the glacier. It is a collection of motels and bars and not much else. We made an early start and drove to the car park at the start of the footpath to Franz Josef Glacier. The start of the trek is on a flat footpath and is very easy going but it soon meets the pebble river bed of what is the beginning of the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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