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New Zealand - South Island - Greymouth

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March 14th 2015
Hi folks, back on the road again this morning, sorry to leave Chateau Franz, friendly place, so we only had a 2 hour car journey to our next destination. We stopped off at a couple of places on the way, one called Ross, old gold mining town and another one called Shantytown, but this was set up for tourists and you had to pay, decided not going to do that, (being tight), we got the idea in Ross !! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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