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Haast pass and the Glaciers

March 3rd 2011
On the way to Haast you go across Haast pass, there are lots of little walks to waterfalls so we decided we would try to walk to them all. First up was the blue pools. These had been marketed as being crystal clear and so blue that you could see trout suspended in the middle of them. However, due to the exceptionally high rainfall over night the pools were more a murky grey than any kind of blue!! ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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