Chip the super van!

Driving around in our automobile!

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April 19th 2007
Our New Zealand Adventure started with some van shopping in Christchurch. In between van hunting we wandered round Christchurch (nice place!) and managed to catch a Crusaders rugby match. After 2 days we managed to buy a 20 year old van from 2 hippies which was in our price range (less than 600 pounds!). After removing all the shells flowers and feathers they had collected, we stocked up and head ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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