"Here I come!!"

Day 211-213: Kaikoura to Hanmer Springs to Christchurch, New Zealand

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August 28th 2009
Tuesday, August 25th Our target for today was to reach Hanmer Springs, about two hours from Kaikoura. It's an adventure hub like a mini Queenstown in the sense that there's snowboarding, jet-boating, bungy-jumping, rafting, hiking and thermal pools. It sounded like our kinda place so we got an early start. We had a great time driving through the beautiful country side. Luckily there was ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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