Akaroa

Arthur's Pass

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November 6th 2007
Leaving Henry behind to get back to work we headed to Bank's Peninsula and Akaroa. This is a small town with some great views of the sea. We didn’t spend long - just enough time to have a wander and some fish and chips for lunch - because we wanted to make some progress along Arthur’s Pass towards the west coast. We made it all the way to Arthur’s Pass a small village half way along the Pass ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Arthur's Pass National Park

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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