Mount Cook

Don't come a-knocking when she's a-rocking!

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June 13th 2006
Due to privacy and scummy traveller issues in Australia, we decided to hire a campervan for the duration of our trip around New Zealand. Definitely well worth it - we are waking up to some breathtaking views in the mornings and we can do as we please - and, it's clean - no bed bugs to worry about! We arrived in Christchurch to some very chilly temperatures that we have not been accustomed to for ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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