Fur Seal

NZ South Island, sun, showers, wind, heat, cold, rain, hail and sheep

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November 4th 2009
NZ South Island, sun, showers, wind, heat, cold, rain, hail and sheep One of the first things I realised on landing in New Zealand was that I needed some warmer clothes. Luckily I had a few days in Christchurch to get these and other supplies while I also looked for a car. The plan is buy a car drive it for a couple of months and then sell it before leaving for about the same as I paid, ... 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