Jake on the Luge

The South Island

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November 29th 2007
Hi everyone, We are in Chirstchurch now and in a couple of days will be flying to Sydney so we thought we should update you on are latest adventures from New Zealand! I think we covered the North Island in our last blog and have since been travelling round the South Island in our hire car, it became pretty apparant in the first hour of driving in the South Island why everyone that comes to New ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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