Kiwi Experience; Christchurch, Greymouth, Poo Pub, Franz Josef, Wanaka & QUEENSTOWN
October 29th 2012 After a whirlwind three days on the North Island of New Zealand, Gwenda and I were ready to start our eight day Kiwi Experience, beginning in Christchurch.
We had booked our 'Back Paddock' Kiwi tour online before leaving the UK. I would say that if you are fairly flexible, you should wait till you get to NZ before booking, because you are likely to get a better deal; we were offered 5%
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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 
