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South Island Adventure Part 1

March 15th 2008
We left Christchurch on the 8th march. The first 35km bike ride the following morning nearly killed us! Even though the road were straight and misleadingly looked downhill the wind was extreemly strong making it almost impossible to get anywhere! You would have thought this would put the average traveller off cycling for a while, but not us! The very next day we got up at 6am before the rest o ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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