Lake Matheson

Rained off

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December 26th 2006
For the first time the weather has beaten us. A number of tours on the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers have been postponed which creates a backlog of trips. We are booked onto another heli-hike (helicopter trip over and onto the glacier followed by a ramble on the glacier) for the 27th so it's all fingers and toes crossed that the weather clears. We haven't let it deter us from going out though - ... read more

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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