On a day when much of the world’s attention is focused on the United States, I thought it might be nice to share some images from the other side of the planet—specifically the island country of New Zealand. Gathered below are a collection of photographs from the North Island, the South Island, and a few of the other 600 islands that make up the nation of New Zealand.
Scenes From New Zealand
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The sun rises over a waka moored in the bay at Waitangi on February 6, 2018, in New Zealand. The Waitangi Day is a national holiday that celebrates the signing of the treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840, by Maori chiefs and the British Crown. The treaty granted the Maori people the rights of British citizens and ownership of their lands and other properties. #
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Five waka, or Maori canoes, salute Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on their arrival at Turangawaewae Marae on November 8, 2015, in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. #
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A photo taken on April 19, 2017, shows Geva Innes releasing sheep dogs from the back of a four-wheel drive vehicle on the way to muster sheep on the 30,000-acre Dunstan Downs sheep station at Lindis Pass, on New Zealand's South Island. #
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