christchurch

day 85

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January 15th 2010
we had a stroll round town and a punt ride down the avon, all really nice and then we jumpd into the car and made our way back north, rose had seen a place in the book called kaikoura on the east coast well it was stunning, a really long drive alond the waters edge and into the town, plus a lovely winery on the edge of town, we decided to stay and booked into a b&b and walked down to the sea, well ... 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