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Hobbit Wanders Five: Te Wahi Ponamu

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January 17th 2010
Hobbit Wanders Part Five: Te Wahi Ponamu I am so excited about showing Moka the South Island. We are being more than a little ambitious with our itinery: sail from Wellington to Picton where we will hopefully hitch, (funds are quite tight) to Christchurch, we will then bus it to Queenstown to meet Sarah to hike the Milford track. After which we will return to Queenstown and hire a car so w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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