Pink and White Terraces

North Island Nomads

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May 13th 2007
Hello from the North island! Since Puzzleworld we have seen many sights one being the Glaciers on the west coast of the south island. We stopped off at a place called Fox Glaciers where we saw our first glacier. Deciding against the helaciously expensive and cloud ridden scenic helicopter ride we chose to stay beneath the clouds and walk to the glacier base. What a sight to behold, you could ne ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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