At different waterfall

Catlins

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December 8th 2006
I arrived to a wet and windy Invercargill and was not very inspired to explore the place. However, I did go out for a stroll and while looking in a bookshop I almost invested in a guide to the best pie shops in New Zealand. But only having a couple of weeks left in the country I decided it was not worth it. I did memorise the address of one in Invercargill that sounded nice, so I set off to fin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland » Catlins

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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