Mt Cook National Park

From the southern tip back up

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December 20th 2006
Where do I begin? It has been an incredible couple of weeks which means there is a lot to tell and even more photos to include. I'll do my best to summarize and leave the rest to tell in person when I get home in 5 days! I last left you heading to Stewart Island. On the way to the ferry to Stewart Island you pass through Invercargill, the southernmost city in the world. Oddly, it looks a ... 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