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Kaikoura south to Christchurch

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November 18th 2005
Leaving Kaikoura south on Route One after having stopped at the Kaikoura Winery on the hill You will certainly enjoy the next few kilometres as you skirt the sea on a curving route carved from the hills along the steep sides. A glance over the edge will reveal a jumble of rock strewn along the ocean and several volcanic sand beaches. A lot of local divers stop in this area to swim out to hunt for ... 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