Twin Pass cycle

Hanmer and Maruia Springs

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November 29th 2005
We left Christchurch and its comfort behind us and headed onto Hanmer with Tim and Les who dropped us there on their way to Nelson. We saw, we walked, we cycled, we bathed, the end! Wish you'd been here! ;-))) Celine and Scott ... read more

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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