The view down the Avon from the punt

Whales, Hot Springs and Christchurch...

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September 29th 2006
Mount Cook and Christchurch, with some hot springs and whales thrown in………. Bear with me, I need to cram loads in to this blog as I’m hugely behind with my blogs, partly because the east coast of Australia is hectic and I have had no time and partly due to my laziness, sorry. After Dunedin, we decided to venture to the foothills of Mount Cook and it’s namesake village. There were seve ... 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