Invercargill

New Zealand - Week 4

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March 17th 2013
Milford Sound, Queenstown, Wanaka, Invercargill At the Milford Sound Lodge, Ellen and I coincidentally bumped into Mark, who had also stayed in the Bark Bay hut in the Abel Tasman National Park, when we all met for the first time. Mark and his friend had unfortunately driven past the hotel they had booked... by 100 kilometers... and ended up sleeping in the lounge, as no were beds avai ... 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