Franz Joseph glacier close up

On our way to the South Island, NZ

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March 1st 2014
As an addendum to our information about Napier and the Art Deco architecture: we have learned that the 1930s earthquake completely destroyed the city and it was rebuilt totally in the Art Deco style. It is now considered the Art Deco Center for celebration for a week of the way it would have been in the 1930s, Costumes, cars, activities, etc. and draws celebrants from around the world. Driv ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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