Rakaia gorge bridge wit vans!!!!

The south Island with Mac and Goddings

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December 18th 2008
Right so after around 3 months on the north island we took the ferry across to the south island from Wellington to Picton on the 4th November. When we got to Picton we headed down to Christchurch to meet up with Dave and Goddings (friends from England) at the airport. On the way down we stayed over night at a holiday park so we could spend a day watching the American election and getting some much ... 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