Lake Wanaka

Land of the Long White Cloud

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August 31st 2009
Finally - on holiday again, if only for a short time! Sam and I haven't been overseas in so long so we really looked forward to our trip to NZ (and our only holiday for the year).We set off for Christchurch all excited about finally getting away, and were also going on hols with good friends of ours, Jae and Jen. When we landed in Christchurch late in the afternoon we had to pick up our little Rav ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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