New Zealand

Kia Ora Bro! Welcome to New Zealand!

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January 4th 2009
So, after losing about two and a half stone each through stress after thinking we were going to miss our flight, we safely arrived in Christchurch at Base Backpackers. Luckily it was better than the Base at magnetic island and there wasn't a portakabin or Israeli in sight. We didn't arrive until midnight so the following day we explored the city and the hostel was conveniently placed by Cathedral ... 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