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South Island Adventures

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April 1st 2007
Kia Ora, Welcome to the south Island Edition!! The Journey from Wellington took us across the 'Cook Straight' to Picton. Here we got our first glimpse of the South Island an amzaing sight of mountains and remote countryside. This was the first of an amazing 9 days in the South Island. From the ferry we drove to Nelson to our wicked accomodation near the beach on the north of the Island. ... 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