Lovely valley walk 1

Christchurch to Kairkoura via Hanmer Springs

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March 8th 2007
We picked up our hire car then sped off north. Our first stop was Hamner Springs where after a short stretch on a dirt road we parked the car for a two hours wlak up a lovely mountain valley following a stream most of the way. The weather was warm and sunny. We rewarded ourselves with a soak at the Hamner Springs which is a complex of geothermal pools at varying temperatures. It was very relaxing ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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