Shotover Jet

Shotover Jet

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September 1st 2005
Wow what a start to the first day of spring with a quick andrenaline rush on the Shotover Jet at 9am in the morning!!!! Nothing like an icy blast of river water and numerous 360 degree turns on a boat that burns 2litres of fuel a minute to waken the senses :o) Started our journey up the West Coast and were greeted with rain, rain and more rain!!! ... 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