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Franz Josef to Queenstown via Wanaka (including bungee jump)

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March 4th 2011
Well that was only slightly annoying, typed this blog entry all out and then lost it. So let's start again ! The magic bus collected us in Franz Josef (which will always be known to me as the place I could never do a sky dive in). We would make our way further down south of the south Island, on to Lake Wanaka and then on to Queenstown. The weather was pretty bad when we left, but this allo ... 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