Sue & Ivans

Christchurch to Oamaru

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March 15th 2007
CHRISTCHURCH TO OAMARU Another trip on tar seal, we had intended to travel right through to Naseby, but after ringing my cousins Sue and Ivan Ericsson in Reidstown just out of Oamaru they asked us to stay. Sue and Ivan are renovating their home and Ivan was busy adding on a front room when we arrived. It was great to catch up with them again and hear all the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury Plains

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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