SDC12016

Queenstown to Kaikoura

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May 15th 2011
After leaving Wanaka we got the short bus to Queenstown. We were recommended a hostel on the edge of town but when the bus driver suggested we should get a taxi, and after a very steep walk with all our heavy bags we were starting to think that it wasn’t the best recommendation. We were happily proved wrong once we got there. It was a lovely hostel with a nice room and a warm communal area with ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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