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After the campervan

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December 25th 2010
Day 24 Torrential rain disappeared quickly as we prepared to hand back the campervan. So in sun again we cleaned out the van and packed up then returned to town to walk one last time round the Gardens. In mid afternoon we dropped off the van at the airport and awaited the arrival of Alex who duly appeared at about 6pm. Off in his 16 year old Peugeot to Manipouri via Kingston, only for a coffee ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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