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On the North Island!

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August 9th 2009
So that night in my car was probably one of the worst sleeps I have had in a while. I doubt I will do too much more of that unless I have to. It rained all night and the next day making my glacier experience at Franz less than reputable. The glacier was barely visible and the streams were all big to cross and get a closer look so I just packed up and drove north. I stupidly missed the panckae rock ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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