Guy and Rachel

New Zealand: South Island

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February 8th 2006
The South Island of New Zealand is a big contrast to the North. Everything is much farther apart and spread out. The scenery is startlingly beautiful and the roads are empty (apart from cops with speed cameras... Guy had a run-in with NZ's finest and it cost us a day's budget! We spent our days driving around and our nights under canvas, with the odd splurge on a real bed once in a while! ... 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