FABulous Lyndon

New Zealand (South Island)

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November 27th 2009
Immediately after arriving in Christchurch we picked up our Ford Focus hire car and hit the road. Our stop-overs have been as follows: South to Anderson where a numpty opened the door of the B&B so we politely made our excuses and drove to Timaru where we stayed in a nice motel with Mary and Terry (Mirry and Tirry in NZ-speak). Then on to Dunedin where we stayed at Lyndon and Dale's B&B (Lyndale). ... 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