Shanty Town

Going South

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April 2nd 2008
Hi everyone Lynda here reporting from the South Island, been here a few days now and have logged up thousands of miles and seen some simply stunning scenery, from forests to mountains to lakes to oceans, to bush to fields - you name it I think it;s here and we've seen it. It's a shame we had to say goodbye to Karen it would have been great if she could have come, but I suppose someone's got to k ... 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