Background: 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, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
April 6th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago » Cromwell
Our home for the next 4 days in Cromwell was the Police Holiday Home , as the weather had turned a little bit cooler it was nice to be out of the caravan and staying in a home. It was intended to ... 8 photos[full story]
April 3rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago » Naseby Sheryll and I have been coming back to Naseby for holidays for over 10 years now. The first time was with all of the 3 children and we were booked into a Miners Cabin (which is basically 4 walls and ... 17 photos[full story]
April 2nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago MT BUSTER AND MT KYEBURN
Last year when we were staying at Naseby one evening it turned very cold and we awoke the next morning to a dusting of snow on the Mt Ida ranges behind the Motorcamp, we l ... 19 photos[full story]
April 2nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago PANNING & DREDGING FOR GOLD AT NASEBY
Naseby is a unique old gold mining town of about 86 permanent residents and about 280 homes of which most are holidays homes or as they are known in the South ... 7 photos[full story]
February 25th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago Decided to spend the day in Geraldine and not use the car! Before breakfast went on the Pioneer Walk which went up and down hills for about an hour. Saw some interesting homes and lots of beautiful r ... [full story]
February 21st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago Today went for a walk before breakfast along the Clutha River - a lovely 14-km walk from Alexandra to Clyde - we parked up and walked about 4-kms one way and then back for breakfast - total of 11,500 ... 10 photos[full story]
February 20th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago Today we set off from Dunedin after a final walk at St Clair. Drove to Millers Flat for lunch and then stopped at Roxborough Hydro Dam. Drove on to Alexandria and booked in at 230 - easy driving 100 ... 20 photos[full story]
February 24th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago We have had our minds blown by wildlife and the harsh winds hitting the south Island of NZ direct from the Antartic. The Van is still going just about and we are in high spirits. Carrying on from th ... 8 photos[full story]
February 18th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago Well, we are now wrapping up our five weeks at Denny's Orchard before moving on from our Alex and Clyde homes. To share more about what we actually do there, we took the camera in for a closer look a ... 16 photos[full story]
February 7th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago So after a nice two days off with many kms and petrol, we were back at work switching from peaches and apricots to cherries in full swing. With the new direction, we also got new work mates. It coul ... 11 photos[full story]
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