Okarito

Bottom of the World

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July 12th 2006
Well i've finally made it to the 'bottom of the world'!!! I've been travelling south for about a week and a half now from Puni and as predicted it has gotten colder all the way but there's been plenty to entertain me on the way down. I got a very handy life from the Te Nikau (the hostel) with an American girl (Courtney) who was heading to Okarito, a tiny little place on the end of 'Westland' t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland » Invercargill

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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