The Blue Pools

Haast Pass and Wanaka

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November 28th 2009
It rained through the night and in the morning it was still raining, so we headed off on our long drive to Wanaka (about 5 hours from Fox Glacier). A little while after we had started our drive the weather cleared up, and then there was SUN! It was a really beautiful drive. The Haast pass follows alongside the river, and then through the mountains (that still have snow on the top of them). We ... 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