Lake Pukaki

More than just a mint

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September 27th 2006
After the delights of Abel Tasman national park and all the lovely wine of Marlborough, we headed off to Christchurch to stay with Graham’s good friend Tim. It was a relief to be out of the campervan for a few nights. Charming and lovely as it is to be so independent, Tim’s spare divan was like five star luxury to us after three weeks of sleeping on a converted kitchen table. On their reunio ... 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