Hamner Springs

New Zealand: South Island

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July 20th 2007
New Zealand - South Island Christchurch The second we disembarked from the plane you could feel the cold (the temperature was around 3-4 degrees). Despite the rain in Australia we haven't really experienced truly cold weather for 6 months (apart from a few nights in the Blue Mountains). We had already purchased some highly fashionable (not) warmer clothing in Oz in the form of fleeces etc but we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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