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New Zealand - South Island - Greymouth

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March 16th 2015
Hi, there were a couple of things we did in Greymouth, besides walking around looking for something open !! We went to the memorial where the names of the miners were put on a wall, remember the 29 miners who all died in an explosion in a mine in 2010 ? Well it happened 46 km away from Greymouth, infact over the years they had all the names of the miners up on this memorial and some history about ... 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