Matt's last L&P and Moro Bar

Day 16 - Hamner Springs & Christchurch

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January 6th 2008
We were quite tired from yesterday’s 570km drive so we slept in until we had to get up to check out and head over to the resort. The thermal springs are a series of pools with water heated to varying temperatures. The hottest were the sulphur pools at 40 degrees…warm, but not as hot as the thermal springs at Lightning Ridge in NSW. We mainly bathed in the 38 degree Hexagonal pools. They we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hanmer Springs

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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