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Scrum Half: Abel Tasman, Queenstown, Mt. Cook & Milford Sound

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March 18th 2007
Getting to the South Island was like stepping back in time. Insisting that you arrive at the ferry terminal at 7:00am, an 1 hr before boarding, we did just that, and then proceeded to sit in the car with nothing to do until the 8:00am boarding began at 8:15am. All this time the loading area could only hold approx. 25 vehicles, meaning the rest of the vehicles were required to wait in line and even ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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