Lake Tekapo

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March 31st 2005
We arrived in Christchurch mid-afternoon on Tuesday 22nd March after a sleepless night-flight from Singapore and a 3 hour stopover in Sydney. Jetlagged and very tired we took a bus to the city centre, walked to our hostel and were delighted to find that a) it was full and b) there was a problem with our reservation (that is, we didn't have one anymore). Luckily, they very kindly helped u ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury Plains

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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