View of Mount Cook

Making our way to Australia!

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June 28th 2011
We had rolled ourselves pretty far down the west coast of the South Island in our quest to see the Fiordlands so we had quite a task in getting to Christchurch for our flight to Australia. Our estimated drive time was about 9 hours, so we decided to split it up. The drive took us from Te Anau, back toward Queenstown and then on a northeastern diagonal ride toward Christchurch. We had decided on ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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