Akaroa Bay from the top of the hill

29 12 07

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December 29th 2007
29 12 07 We had our first real day out & about today, we went off to Akora, about 50 miles South of Christchurch. Helen went in her car with 2 kids & we pinched Streves 4x4 to follow on with the rest of the crew. The weather was sunny but there was a cool breeze. The journey was quite a good one, the roads varied from long dead straight ones to very tight & twisty ones through the mounta ... 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