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Franz - Queenstown

May 13th 2011
The following day, 13th April we left Franz Josef to head down to Makarora, the next overnight stop, another town of only about 40 population! Again on the way we did the usual stop off, first one was at Knights Point, basically just a photo stop, the next was at Thunder Falls, a big waterfall just off the road side, plus we did a few photo stops. We arrived at Makarora around mid afternoon and de ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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