maori rock art

It's 'snow' joke!!

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July 15th 2009
Sorry about the delay folks, but here's all the news up to date.... Left Dunedin with a failsafe plan to get to Fox glacier.....needless to say we hit a hurdle.....or rather a foot of snow hit us and our route!!! We were merrily travelling along the Southern Scenic Highway, stopping off to look at some ancient rock art....sun was shining....then around 4pm the snow started.....and didn't stop!! ... read more

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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