Franz Josef Village

NZ 2016 – Day 3 - Christchurch to Franz Josef – Part 3 – August 2016 - Franz Josef Glacier

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August 30th 2016
<a name="OLE_LINK35"></a>Franz Josef Glacier<a name="OLE_LINK36"></a> We continued through the town, across the Waiho River to the car park of the glacier. Unfortunately, the glacier has receded so much, we didn't have time to walk to the face. It's on my list of places to go when I come back to NZ next time. Franz Josef Glacier Village There was plenty of t ... read more

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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