Kaikoura

Wellington

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May 15th 2007
Since last writing I have travelled to Christchurch and Kairkoura again, and then Wellington where I am now. The drive from Queenstown to Christchurch took all day but the scenery was fantastic. We stopped to look at Mount Cook and various other little stops, including a toilet and icecream break in a little town called Grenadine (I think!) As I approached the cafe I suddenly remembered that I ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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