Taiaroa Head

Girly Roadtrip

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December 28th 2007
I have managed to see a bit of New Zealand at long last! Over the new year I went on road-trip with Sue, we rented a car as my $1500 (roughly £500) has proven to be a little unreliable. Sue came and picked me up from work on Friday afternoon and we did the very dull drive down to Oamaru. In Oamaru we decided against paying a fortune to be sat on a grandstand with coach loads of people looking at ... 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