Amber the purring donkey

Day 214-216: Christchurch to Dunedin, New Zealand

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August 30th 2009
Friday, August 28th Last night we had turned off the alarm, so we woke late to another warm, sunny, but windy day in the flat part of the south island. We walked around in our long sleeve T-shirts all day. We thought the south island would be much colder. This is like spring in Pretoria! Check-out time was only at 1pm so we went for a walk along the wetlands close to the beach. The Ki ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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