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New Zealand: Tales of Travel, Nature, and Legends

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Date:12th April 2017 - 29th April 2017                                                                     Aoraki the guardian Long ago, the Māori tell of a boy named  Aoraki , son of  Rakinui, the Sky Father , and his brothers. The four sons set out on a great voyage across the sea to visit their Earth Mother,  Papatūānuku . But fate had other plans. Their canoe became stranded in the vast ocean, and no matter how they tried, it would not move. As the cold southern winds swept in, the brothers climbed onto the canoe for safety. The winds grew fierce, freezing them where they stood. Slowly, their bodies turned to stone. Their canoe rose from the sea and became land, and the brothers themselves became mountains. From this transformation, the great Southern Alps were born.  Aoraki , the tall...