Mt Cook again

Kiwi Adventure Begins

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February 16th 2006
I arrived in Christchurch, the largest city on the south island. They are pretty strict with cross contamination here and I had to wait an hour will my boots and tent had the mud removed off of them and disinfected. With a clean pair of boots, a sniffer dog and x-ray machine later I was ready to start my kiwi adventure. I met a Canadian called Tom at the airport while waiting for my boots, an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury Plains

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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