Hog

Christchurch

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December 10th 2006
Here is the lowdown on our last five nights in New Zealand in the capital of the South Island. We left backpacking behind for a few nights and stayed with some of Claire's distant relatives in complete luxury just outside the city. We have been spoiled all week with home cooked food, ample drink and made to feel really welcome by our hosts Mal and Keith, and their daughters Joy and Donna. C ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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