Harbour Cruise

Lyttelton Harbour

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August 10th 2007
A short but interesting day today. We started out at the Cathedral Square Starbucks to pick up a flat white, download some email and book some outings at the I-Site (Tourist Centre). There is an I-Site in most towns, even small towns like Reefton. There are a superb resource, with knowledge staff who can offer advice and even bookings for most of the major attractions (and even travel and accommod ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Banks Peninsula

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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