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Last week in New Zealand

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January 30th 2018
We arrived home last night, but decided to do one last blog on New Zealand. The country continued to amaze us with its beauty. After leaving Milford Sound area, we decided we still really wanted to catch a glimpse of the western and Northern parts of the island. A rainy drive over Haast pass to arrive in Fox Glacier, a surprisingly small village at the base of Fox Glacier. Up early the nex ... 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