Christchurch 002

Marijke and Luc

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February 5th 2008
Hello, We arrived on the South Island a moment ago, visited Christchurch, took the train over the mountains to the westcoast to pick up our rental car, drove via Fox Glacier to Wanaka, and ffrom there we arrived in QT ( Queenstown ). Today on Marijke's birthday we went on a fantastic tour on the Dart river, were taken to the river banks by 4*4 bus, walked through the beachforest, and then went ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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