Rakaia Gorge

On The Road

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July 4th 2009
Day 75 (Saturday 04/07/09, NJJ) Checked out of accommodation. Got the bus into the city then another bus out to Apollo Campers. We got into our latest home on wheels and set off around 12.30pm. We stocked up on food basics before the driving really started. Drove to Methven, via Rakaia Gorge, and checked into campsite. Not much in the area of town we drove through so back to camp for the night. H ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Methven

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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