Cabbie, the van and the Mt Cook region

New Zealand 1 · The Banana Smuggler

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May 11th 2008
Yes, I smuggle Bananas. I have to hold my hands up to this crime. Some people prefer smuggling class A drugs and making money that way but I just cant get enough of the yellow fellas. On the flight over from Sydney we had been given the usual paperwork to complete for customs. The usual questions were on there, have you got any animals/ explosives / cocaine ...... the important one for me turne ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa

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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