Centre of New Zealand Viewpoint

And then there were two...In New Zealand!

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January 5th 2009
So folks...first things first...HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all & i hope you have a great one! Well before we knew it 10 months of the travelling trio's journey had passed & 2009 had started! And if it was to be anything like 2008, then none of the 3 of us were gonna complain!!! We had spent 11 weeks in Asia and almost 8 months in Australia & had one of the best and most memorable Christmas's and ... 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