Low cloud rolling over the hills of Banks Peninsula

A Day Trip up the Gondola and Over to Diamond Harbour

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March 9th 2022
Prospects looked good as the sun came up for a day out and visits to places we had never been to before around Christchurch. And one thing you can definitely say is that Christchurch has a great bus service that transports you in a straightforward manner and buses appear well patronised. Following the major earthquakes 11 years ago there has been a considerable amount of rebuilding in the c ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Banks Peninsula

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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