Under the Volcano February 4th 2009 After we left Christchurch, we spent two days in Akaroa, on the Banks Peninsula before heading to our first WWOOFing site. More history later... ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa 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