SDC11717

Christchurch to Wanaka

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May 8th 2011
We arrived to a cold and blustery day in Christchurch airport and picked up our car for the one day free rental we had booked. We quickly got on the road west through the mountains and towards our first stop at Arthur’s Pass. It was a beautiful journey as we winded our way through the mountains, the visibility wasn’t great with the cloud hanging low round the mountains and the rain but this k ... 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