Christchurch Catherdral

Four Day Dash - Christchurch to Auckland

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March 19th 2008
Why four days? Why not four months? Not an especially long story. Just frustrating. Still, having an adventure is what its all about. And this was an adventure, but just a mild one. First some background as to why we only had four days... We had gone down to Christchurch to buy a van. Not just any van, but another VW kombi. This time a 1980 “wedge” pop-top camper. Not to replace the ... 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