Fraser Island, Australia

New Zealand - Mega Blog Entry - Loads of Photos

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January 30th 2007
In New Zealand, if you don't own a sheep, you ain't nobody. Everyone here owns a sheep. They have them in the yard by the gas station, in residential yards, on beaches, on cliffs, in roads, ... everywhere. We (Cari and I) have been all over the South Island, and we have seen a lot of sheep. Aside from the sheep, and because of the sheep in a way, the South Island is amazing. Since I have bee ... 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