Another Amazing View!!

Relaxation Therapy!!!

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February 27th 2009
26th February 2009 - HOT POOLS IN HANMER.....LUSH!!! Nat drove us to Hanmer Springs. It was a dry sunny day and so the scenery was back on top form!! Awesome!! It took a couple of hours to get there and surprisingly I managed to stay awake for the journey despite a distinct lack of sleep the previous night!! Hanmer was a pretty small town....a few shops, a library, some gardens and the reason we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hanmer Springs

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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