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Kaikoura and onwards

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May 20th 2007
After the rafting trip I passed straight through Christchurch and headed up to Kaikoura which is a small town on the east coast of the south island about 2 hours north of Christchurch. The setting for Kaikoura is very scenic with a snow capped mountain range visible from the beach, however the reason that so many people head there is because of the large amounts of marine wildlife that can be see ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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