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Otira Highway

NZ 2016 – Day 3 - Christchurch to Franz Josef – Part 2 – August 2016 - Arthur's Pass to Franz Josef

August 30th 2016
Otira Highway We all piled back into the bus made our way to Hokitika. Hokitika • The Jade Capital of New Zealand, I didn't go into a jade shop, but I did wander around the town including: • Beach (lunch spot) • Department of Conservation • Around town Haast Highway We continued along the Haast highway and heade ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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