Road leading to Mt Cook

The Fellowship of the Van

---

December 19th 2008
Clear skies and the glorious Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island welcomed us on arrival to Christchurch. From the air we caught our first glimpse of the awesome scenery New Zealand has to offer - the brilliant blue glacial lakes beneath us looked like tiny puddles dotted around the snow capped mountain peaks surrounding them. We landed in Christchurch, the southern islands major city and o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

---

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