Fjordland - before the buses

There's gold in them thar hills...

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December 16th 2010
Diana ‘struck gold’ with her on the spot decision to turn right rather than left out of the campsite and to head further into the Otago goldfields before heading south into Southland (!) … if only navigating in Auckland was as easy. The journey to Arrowtown was short but very beautiful, through a valley reminiscent of Glencoe in the sunshine! We were immediately taken with this quiet, little ... 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