Southern Alps

Rugby and beer with locals

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November 20th 2005
Hello all, So we just posted our last update but have a little time, so you get a double dose today! We left Takaka, went to Arthur's Pass and Castle Hill for bouldering for a couple days (high altitude, very chilly at night) and are now in Christchurch. More on Christchurch after we explore it - so far we have mostly seen the inside of this internet cafe - nothing fancy, but the owners must kn ... 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