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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.




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Søndag den 20. dec og mandag den 21. dec. Efter et par dage i Queenstown og Ida’s hjemkomst fra hendes besøg på lægehuset ( forkølelse og hoste i de sidste 4 uger) sætter vi kursen mod kysten syd for Dunedin. Der er endnu 3 dage til vi skulle være i Te Anau, hvor vi den 23. dec. skal på cruise på Milford Sound, ja så besluttede vi os for at køre. På kortet har vi udpeget nogle steder og første sted er Nugget Point, hvor der er et fyrtårn, samt mulighed for at se sæler, søløver, pengviner og er man heldig [View Full Entry]

flinkfar - Bertil Schmidt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 22nd 2009 | 30 Views | [diary=461941]

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Mandag morgen startede en ny uge med undervisning i Kommunikation og personlig udvikling. Så tidligt op og i skole kl. 8.00. Puha det er tidligt, og kom også liidt sent op, så det endte med at jeg måtte tage morgenmaden med i skole for at nå det. Flot. Efter skole havde Cille og Tenna arrangeret pigedag/pigehygge, hvor der var lavet hjemmelavet hårkur, ansigstmasker og mulighed for massage og afspænding. Men men, jeg var lige et smut i nede i byen først sammen med Jones, og det endte med at jeg kom 2 timer for sent. Ups, og da jeg så så [View Full Entry]

Ibbus - Iben Guttorm | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 21st 2009 | 10 Views | [diary=461879]


By Sam and Kristen
December 20th 2009
Wow Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Blenheim
Hi everyone (its Sam), The past few days have been an absolute whirlwind and we are loving every second of it! We are both really glad that we decided to drive around the country because we are getting a chance to experience all the different aspects of this incredible country. The flight from LA to Auckland was really nice and didn't even seem that long. then we had an hour layover before flying to Christchirch...this was tourture. we were just so excited and wanting to get our vacation going. However the flight was only about an hour and twenty minutes and [View Full Entry]

Sam and Kristen - Sam and Kristen Zack | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 19th 2009 | 36 Views | [diary=461471]


We headed to Nelson Lakes with the intention of some laid back day hikes but what we found was by far our toughest challenge yet. The 80km Travers-Sabine hiking track climbs up to altitudes of 1787metres leading you through snow covered peaks and across raging rivers. On finding out some information at the visitors centre we decided to treat ourselves on this hike by staying at the backcountry cabins rather than in our tents. This would mean that rain would not be so much of a problem for us as we would always have a dry hut to stay in with [View Full Entry]

monkey_boy - Jon Atkins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 19th 2009 | 25 Views | [diary=461271]

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Thursday, December 17th We realized that we’ve not given much detail about John and Margaret from the Karamea Holiday Park. Well, John is about 64 years old and Margaret seems to be in her late 50’s. They’ve run the entire park on their own for the last eighteen years. About three years ago John suffered a heart attack. Luckily he was at the medical centre when it happened, otherwise he wouldn’t have survived. They’re some of the kindest people we’ve met and we really like spending time with them. We’ve also fell in love with the park. It&rsq [View Full Entry]

Ferdi and Talita - Ferdi & Talita de Lange | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 19th 2009 | 77 Views | [diary=461330]

A first; using the heat-gun
Lots and lots still to do
It's starting to look a little better already

It has been over a month since my last blog. This employment thing can really put a damper on the frequency of my travel blogs. The Marlborough Sounds are amazingly beautiful and I savour my moments on the balcony with my morning coffee on clear days. I work 5 or 6 day weeks, 45 to 60 hours between two restaurants. So most days are slightly different then previous one. Life is different out here in the sounds. Firstly we have to plan our trip to Picton so we buy what we need. This requires a 15 minute ferry ride through the [View Full Entry]

cleanpairofeyes - Gifton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 19th 2009 | 41 Views | [diary=461351]

The Sounds In The Morning
The Sounds In The Evening
Sunset In The Sounds

We shot up to Blenheim to visit Claire, Mary's sister, and family (Mike, Tui, and Sophia) Took a few walks around the area, had a great dinner and then came back to Kaikoura the next day. [View Full Entry]

Llewellyn - Mary Acton Adams | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 24th 2009 | 3 Views | [diary=462409]

Nice shot of the area
Sophia, Stu, and Claire
Seals and rough seas behind

Pictures So the last couple of weeks have been so so so busy!!! It's been great though. I still love my job and feel like ive settled in now and it's good. I've made a few changes to my room and made it more 'me' as much as I could anyways. Michelle who is the other receptionist and I get on really well, she's a super cool girl. She was traveling through Canada before coming to New Zealand which is cool and she went through Calgary and Banff so it's cool that she's seen where i'm from and i've been [View Full Entry]

Laurene - Laurene in the South Pacific | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 18th 2009 | 26 Views | [diary=461096]


By flinkfar
December 18th 2009
vand...... Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown
Fredag 18 December Nå, men efter en uge med gang i den syntes Ida og jeg at det var tid til en stille og rolig flydetur på en flod……………… Det de så gør her i Queenstown, stedet hvor man opfandt bungyjump og siden hen har videreudviklet på ideen med at gøre vilde ting, er noget helt andet !!!!!!!!! Man bygger en meget gul båd, lirker 2 stk 350 cu. in. Chevy V8 motorer ned i den sammen med et dysesystem så den kan sejle på 10 cm vand med 80 km/t og så blæser man ellers over søen og op ad [View Full Entry]

flinkfar - Bertil Schmidt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 18th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=461133]

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Invercargill As we got out of Milford Sound we were going to stay the night at Te Anau again. When we got there we decided against it and headed off to Invercargill. This is the southern most city in NZ and has a strong Scottish heritage as you could probably guess. We headed to the info site and found a nice campsite to stay at. As out tent was so wet we asked for the cheapest accommodation and it turned out to be an on site caravan. We let our tent dry out and the owner told us it was prob [View Full Entry]

TommyandZoTravels - Tom and Zo Vs. The World | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 17th 2009 | 37 Views | [diary=460944]

Baldwin Street Sign
Climbing the steps at Baldwin Street
Boulders


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