Underneath the Waterfall in Milford Sound

The Fiordlands and Milford Sound: Into the Wild West

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February 8th 2010
Invercargill would be the last town of any decent size for a long, long time. As a person who is very much use to the general overpopulation characteristics of a gas station and McDonald’s on every corner and the convenience of 24 hour shopping, I grossly underestimated the scarcity of resources available on the southwest and west coast of the island. Also, as I learned, when the map shows no ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Milford Sound

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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