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From big bird to bluebird

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April 4th 2014
Today we dropped off one vehicle and picked up another. We have downgraded quite a bit. We now have a Nissan bluebird about 5 years old. We made it to Richmond today. As we don't have our bed on wheels we have booked into a cabin. It is very comfortable and at least Pete and I can move around at the same time. Yesterday we caught a bus into Christchurch and had a walk around the city. It ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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