Hanmer Springs YHA

Hanmer Springs to St Arnaud Via Rainbow Station

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March 15th 2007
HANMER SPRINGS TO ST ARNAUD VIA RAINBOW STATION We arrived at Hanmer Springs late in the afternoon and checked into our accommodation for the night, the Hanmer Springs YHA, this is a new complex and we had a very enjoyable stay The following morning we decided on a bike ride in the Hanmer Forest, Hanmer is well set up for Mountain biking with a large network of trails both easy and rangin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough

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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