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Tramping around Canterbury: From Arthurs Pass to Lake Tekapo

March 20th 2010
The following day we left for a trip to a place called Arthur’s pass in Selwyn, Canterbury. The journey took a couple of hours and on the way we stopped at a lovely little place called Sheffield. Well, it wasn’t as lovely as Sheffield, South Yorkshire but its pie shop was very good. We shared a steak and cheese pie (despite being recommended others by a random customer) and a small apple pie ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury

New Zealand Flag 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
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