Queenstown

New Zealand - South Island

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January 29th 2006
We arrived in New Zealand at Christchurch, known as 'the Garden City'. It is quite a small city but picturesque. It has punting boats and trams giving it an old fashioned feel. After a couple of days in Christchurch we picked up a campervan so we could drive around the South Island. The van was very small but we soon came to call it 'home'. First stop in the van was Oamaru where we went to se ... 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