Abel Tasman National Park

South Island

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May 28th 2009
So, back up-to-date now. We are currently in Queenstown, having spent almost two weeks in New Zealand, arriving in Christchurch on 16th May. We spent a couple of days in Christchurch to get over the excesses of Sydney, visiting the Botanical Gardens, an art gallery and the museum - how cultural of us! We then started the Kiwi Experience and the carnage began...! Out first stop was Kaikoura where ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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