Me @ Flock Hill Station

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Who needs a jet boat when you can lay your hands on a helicopter?

February 21st 2009
Thursday 19 February Leaving Kaikoura and the whales behind I set off for Hanmer Springs, a little detour inland on my journey down to Christchurch. Here, there are natural thermal pools which the Maori people had been using therapeutically for generations, then along came the Europeans and "discovered" them and their uses! There are nice forests and rivers in the area too, so it makes ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Arthur's Pass National Park

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

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