welcome to NZ

Another country, another adventure.

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November 19th 2008
New Zealand promised to be a lot of things. Breathtaking scenery, adrenalin-fuelled adventures, fun loving people, but we had not accounted for sooo much rain!!! Our first days in NZ were spent in a backpackers in Christchurch. Its nice here, but really, really English (I feel like I’m home again). It rains all day, and we have to keep ducking into shops to get out of it. Its FREEZING COLD!!!! I ... 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