On the glacier....

NZ photos....

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May 23rd 2005
I know it's been a few weeks since my last lot of photos but have an afternoon to kill so thought I'd indulge you lucky people. After a few days back in Buenos Aires, I took the long flight from Santiago in Chile to New Zealand - crossing the international date line which meant the 5th May 2005 didn't actually exist for me (not intentional Kaz my dear!). After arriving about 4am I took a bus ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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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