Getting ready to jump!

New Zealand South Island

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June 23rd 2006
As soon as Mick left Auckland, I booked a flight down to the South Island to see the true New Zealand! I met Mads in the hostel in Christchurch and decided to go for the stay 2 nights, get one free offer! There wasn't an awful lot to do in Christchurch but Mads had a dutch guy (bob!) coming down to see her on the 2nd day and I found out that a guy I'd met in the North Island was also in Christch ... 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