Akaroa Pic 3

Akaroa

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December 11th 2005
Left Christchurch sunday morning to check out the coastal region of Akaroa. Beautiful scenery, so stunning it was unspoilt by the arrival of my 1987 Nissan Bluebird Station Wagon. The pictures speak for themselves. Slept in car on way south, then checked out the ancient Moeraki boulders just south of Oamaru. Quite unbelievable. If only I had more time to really investigate these ancient phenom ... 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