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Arrive NZ...start the roadtrip!

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March 8th 2008
Christchurch eh? Christchurch is interesting, in so far as, it's not interesting at all. One would expect New Zealand's second biggest city to have some sort of pazzaz or life to it, but turns out it doesn't. We arrived (several hours later than planned thanks to delays at the airport) to our hostel at around midnight, feeling a little dazed and confused. Our taximan from the airport had helpfully ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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