NZ day 12 114

NZ Day 10 & 11

---

May 12th 2011
NZ Day 10 & 11 Day 10 saw us awake to a brisk mountain morning at Reefton, a very old mining town- both gold & coal. After completing the housework, we set off down the main street for a quick walk, then on our way to Hanmer Springs. We stopped a little one horse town called Springs Junction for a coffee (don’t bother) & then on our way into Hamner Springs The trip was 140 odd kms, but again the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

---

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