Hitching to Queenstown!

Christchurch to Queenstown

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January 29th 2010
Christchurch to Queenstown - Sunday 3rd January Today was to be our biggest hitching challenge yet, Christchurch to Queenstown, 300 miles. We knew we would have to set off early so after sign making help from Martin and Fen we were on the road, catching a bus to Hornby which we thought would be a good place to start and we were proved right. After 10 mins, Jodie, an Australian lady who was on ... 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