South Island to North Island

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February 10th 2014
We left Greymouth after a sumptuous breakfast of eggs benedict and smoked salmon, provided by our congenial hosts Alister and Shirley at the charming Oak Lodge Bed and Breakfast. Shirley makes wonderful cakes and we left with a bag of home made muffins to keep us going on our journey. We travelled across from west to east through the Arthur's Pass which is the highest and most spectacular road ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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