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The West Coast

December 9th 2011
<span><span><span><span><span>After skirting the beauty of the lakes and driving through the rain-soaked forests of the mounainous Haast pass, we're heading down to the West Coast of the South Island. <span><span><span>This place is harsh and windswept.<span> Sheer hardwork and determination allow the locals to eek out a meagre living ... 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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