At the Springs

Soaking it up in Hanmer Springs

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August 26th 2008
Day 511-512 (21.08.08 - 22.08.08) After some manic last days in Oz we had decided we needed to have a day or so to do something really relaxing once we arrived in New Zealand and Hanmer Springs was just the place. At the foot of snow covered mountains the little town is renowned for it's thermal pools and this seemed like a perfect place for our 'chill out' time. We checked into the pools an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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