Elephants!

New Zealand Adventures

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January 6th 2007
G'day! Oh no, hang on, we're not in Australia anymore! We have now been in the lovely South Island of New Zealand for 3 days and are pleased to report that it is absolutely great here! Despite dire weather predictions it has been a steady 30 degrees or so, with a nice breeze. Nice change after Australia which appears to have fooled the world with reports of it's sunny nature :-) We have c ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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