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Lake Mahinapua- Franz Josef

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March 21st 2010
Left Westport and headed South down the WEst coast. GREAT views!! Got best view on bus by sitting next to driver to have a chat and chose all songs on i pod for whole bus to hear.. brilliant. We were heading to Lake Mahinapua- to have the famous party!! we stopped off at a salvation army to collect costumes.. it is always a fancy dress night in the hostel.. the bus decided on 'Sex and the City' an ... 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