Waterfall at Milford sound

Just amazing!

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February 28th 2007
I spent the afternoon kayaking in Franz Josef on a mirror lake although due to the terrential downpour it wasn't really reflecting too much! It was still pretty cool none the less as the clouds hung over the rainforest which looked great. I did get a little wet though! The next day we started off for Queenstown stopping off at a totally deserted beach, we had to walk through a river to get to it ... 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