Mud Pools

New Zealand - Queenstown to Auckland

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September 15th 2007
We left Queenstown on Monday 10 September and caught our 8.30am bus to Christchurch. We made a couple of short stops and a stop for lunch before we arrived in Christchurch at 5.30pm. We checked into the 'Penthouse' at Base Backpackers - the top floor of the building that included a large living space with 2 sofa's, 8 big bean bags, 2 big TV's with loads of channel's, a playstation, a sundeck, a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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