Night Walk to Ackers Point Lighthouse

Stewart Island & The Catlins Coastline

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March 3rd 2007
From Te Anau I caught a scenic bus ride through to Invercargill & Bluff to catch the ferry to Stewart Island - the third island of NZ. The crossing was apparently only "average" for roughness, but everyone was thrown about an awful lot. Lots of leaving your stomach behind. I couldn't stop giggling the whole way across for the one hour ride but can see why the guide book recommends the flight. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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