Timaru Park

Timaru

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December 18th 2012
Timaru The sun was up but we weren't and didn't get out until ten. We walked from the motel into town and had a mosey around. There's one main street with shops that extend some way with a departmental store and lots of gift shops and cafes. After stopping for the usual we went to post some cards then the library where you can get free Internet so we were able to connect to our travel ... 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