Kaikoura

Christchurch and Kaikoura

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April 25th 2007
Kaikoura Dolphins So Magic Stu took us from sunny Tekapo up the east coast to Christchurch. En route, Stu had a call telling him that one of the other backpacker buses (Kiwi Experience AKA the bogey bus) had plummeted 35m over the edge of a cliff between the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers with 45 people on board. It wasn't until the 6pm news that night we finally heard that incredibly the most serio ... 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