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Christchurch to Wanaka

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December 9th 2010
Hello Well it seems ages since we have been on to do this... so much has happened we went to Kaikoura and went Dolphin watching which was amazing to see them all swimming around the sea and jumping around the boat. From there we went to Nelson and went to the Abel Tasman NP which was the most beautiful place i have ever seen - words cannot describe, we then jumped into the lake off the pontoon a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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