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Heading North

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May 19th 2009
My first good views of New Zealand came on the train that took me across the South Island from Christchurch to Greymouth. I spent an hour in Greymouth, then jumped on the same train for the return trip back to Christchurch. Each way the journey took about 4 hours, and was a pretty easy way to see some of the country. The train started across the plains and then made its way up and through the moun ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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