Hanmer Springs

Hamner Springs and Kaikoura

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November 30th 2008
Hamner Springs and Kaikoura November 30, 2008 Yesterday I wrote that in NZ we don’t drive much on any one day, but today we drove a little over four hours traveling from Karamea on the west coast to Kaikoura on the east coast. We drove through more twisty mountain roads with nothing to see but scenery! The first stop was in Buller Gorge near Murchison where we crossed the biggest swi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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