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Another day, another country!

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June 14th 2009
Flying into Christchurch, we thought we had mentally prepared ourselves for the biting cold, but with our breath blowing out and our extremities turning blue, we had a moment of doubt . .6 whole weeks in a campervan in this climate? Hmm . . Spending our last night of comfort in a motel, we collected our dear little backpacker van the next day and set off to find ourselves!! ha! ha! Not really, ju ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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