Close encounters!

Flipper!

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July 10th 2006
Arrived in Christchurch late on the 9th - a spectacular drive through the Southern Alps; if it wasn't for the trees you could be in the Antartic! Room at Southern Laughter is a little cell-like, but does the job & near the city centre!! On the 10th July, we went to Akaroa (a French settlement about 90mins outside of Christchurch) and swam with dolphins. Our bus driver, Ron, gave us a running co ... 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