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Kaikoura

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June 10th 2007
after shooting up the coast and a night in Christchurch, have ended up in a wee place called Kaikoura. The plan is to stay 2 nights here, and get some kip! Then off to Wellington and the north Island for the All Blacks vs France game on Saturday night! This place can get good waves at times, but as usual not when I´m around! The main attraction here is the seafood, walks and hikes around ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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