November roses

Day 28 Tuesday

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November 30th 2010
Day 28 Tuesday Today we travelled the final leg of our NZ tour, from Lake Tekapo to Christchurch. The journey was quite different from many of those we have done – no more mountain roads with gorges, hairpins and sheer drops; this one had long stretches of straight road where the only event was an occasional truck to overtake – stick the car into cruise control and chew up the miles (sorry ki ... 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