View from Big River Hut

The Hut Pass

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February 23rd 2012
Max said it best: "We tramp for accommodation." New Zealanders know how to camp. Rather than topping off a long days hike in a tent, they are rewarded with a cozy hut with a potbelly stove. There are hundreds of huts around Department of Conservation land and Max and I have been going to many of these huts for a good nights rest. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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