View of Franz Josef Glacier from Helicopter

Fiordland and Glaciers

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February 28th 2007
In Te Anau we found ourselves in a tourist town of the first degree! Hard here to find many kiwi accents! We decided to take our Lonely Planet's advice and get ready to head out early (7am is early for us) the following morning on the road to Milford Sound. The drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound was about 1.5 hours and one of the most scenic roads we've seen yet. It had rained the night bef ... 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