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Long drive to Christchurch and the sad earthquake zone

January 22nd 2013
We left the Glaciers on a beautiful morning and started the long drive to Christchurch. (380km) This was always going to be the longest drive to date and so we set off nice and early. The journey took us along the West Coast towards Greymouth and then right to head straight across the South island towards the East Coast via a beautiful road carved into the mountains called Arthurs pass. Fort ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

New Zealand Flag 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
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