Christchurch

New Zealand, South Island

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December 22nd 2007
And so on to the South Island... We arrived in Picton and headed south down the east coast. The landscape was a whole lot different to the North Island so we had a fairly leisurely drive down through the wine region as far as Kaikoura. Unfortunately the weather was miserable when we arrived in Kaikoura and so our first impressions weren't great, but we decided to stay put for the night anyway. I ... 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