Banks Peninsula - Okains Bay

New Zealand - week 1

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February 28th 2013
Christchurch and Akaroa (I've decided to write the blog week-by-week in New Zealand, in an effort to make it more manageable.) My standard method of booking accommodation online one or two days in advance had worked well thus far, but I found myself in danger of arriving in Christchurch with nowhere to stay, as everywhere seemed to be full. Thankfully, after a lengthy search acr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury

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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