Tunnel of Ice

The Chilly part of NZ

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March 11th 2007
Hi Guys I hope you're all well. So much has gone on this week so I'm gonna have to break it down into a few entries. Treat number 1: Franz Josef Glacier! I shall post a photo of it on soon (naff computer once again) but let me tell you, this glacier is one big bad boy! It's right at the end of a huge green misty valley. At first it looks really close, but once you've walked 3km you realise it's n ... 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