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Milford Sound

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September 24th 2006
After all the wedding festivities were over we drove to Te Anau which is near the southern tip of the south island. We went to Milford Sound which is in the heart of Fiordland. Milford was incredible. It has to be one of the most beautiful places on the planet. We took a cruise on Milford Sound. The pictures can't possibly do it justice. It is at the tip of the Southern Alps and has huge cli ... 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