Do not feed!

Keeping up with the Jones'

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December 17th 2013
Today we drove back to Christchurch via Arthur's pass. The van didn't seem to like this road much and we struggled a couple of times to get up one of the roads. On another brew stop, Reubs enjoyed keeping his eye out for the Kea birds that we were warned would try to pinch our food. The woman in the cafe gave him a squinty water bottle to squeeze their way if they got too close. Eventua ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Pukekohe

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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