Drive to Christchuch

Wineries & Rugby

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May 31st 2008
Our last few days in New Zealand offered pleanty of adventure and exploring. On our way out of Blenheim we stopped at Highfield Estate Winery. They are situated in a valley surrounded by mountains and numerous other wineries. They had a lookout tower that we were able to enjoy the view before we had a wine tasting. Luckily for us it was their off-season so we had the place all to ourselves. T ... 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