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South Island, Rugby, Maori's and scenary that will blow your mind!

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June 21st 2006
I have recently had the privilege of spending 6 months in New Zealand, living, studying and traveling around the two amazing islands of this largely underestimated country. Arriving at the end of January the weather was phenomenal, and within 30 minutes of stepping off the plane I was charging full speed, through the Canterbury plains towards Arthur’s Pass in the Southern Alps. The ironic th ... 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