Mt Cook

Early mornings don't really suit us

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November 4th 2008
Monday. After an unanticipated 6am wake up call (ordered by the tour company without our knowledge) we started our 7 day tour of the South Island. Our tour is a large (44 people) and varied group - with people from Australia, England, Germany and Ireland (just to name a few). We left Christchurch during peak hour... well, I would call 8am peak hour, but you wouldn't know it with the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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