Queen Charlotte Sound

"I just swallowed a bug!"

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December 15th 2008
Three days into it and we're having the time of our lives. We got the campervan on Saturday (don't forget we're a day ahead of you, so technicallly I'm writing this from the future), so the real New Zealand adventure has begun. I will never forget hitting the road for the first time, on the opposite side of the road, sitting in the driver seat on the right side of the vehicle. I admit, the first c ... read more

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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