Lake Pukaki

Christchurch and another farewell....

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September 5th 2009
So Saturday morning wasn't the earliest of starts but I eventually got moving and gave Steve the warning I was leaving. He dragged himself out of bed looking very green around the gills. After a quick questioning it transpired he hadn't got home till 7am so was dying on his feet. Needless to say he wasn't the best of company on the drive to Christchurch. He managed to stay awake for the firs ... read more

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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