Last stop in New Zealand: Christchurch 17. The Waimakariri river from the Tranzalpine

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December 25th 2008
Day 175: Sunday 21st December - Banged up in jail in Christchurch It’s an eight hour bus journey from Queenstown to Christchurch. I try to catch up on some much needed sleep for most of it. I end up getting an intercity bus for this leg of my journey rather than a Kiwi Experience bus. This is because there is no Kiwi bus today and I need to get to Christchurch by this evening to give me a chanc ... 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

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