Christchurch, cathedral sq.

A new van for a 'whaley' good time!

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October 4th 2006
SUNDAY - VANessa begins to w(h)ine! After a night of fast food and commercial big city activities (Burger King and cinema) we felt it was time to get out to the countryside once again so headed east towards the peninsula and Akaroa. On the way we stopped off at a 'French' winery/restaurant which was way out-classed our hairy-2-weeks-in-a-campervan look, but we accepted the wine tasting in a build ... read more

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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