Hiking in at night

Best Midsemester Break Ever

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September 5th 2008
We got a week off for spring break, and Amber, Stacy, Kate, and I bused up to Christchurch that Monday. Christchurch is a larger city, about five hours north of Dunedin. We met up with some kiwi friends, and they were awesome enough to show us around Christchurch even though the weather was absolutely horrid. We saw the Cathedral, a mini bush in the middle of the city, the Avon River, and some of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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