Alpine Streams

Off we go around South Island!

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January 12th 2007
Back in the little camper again and on the road. It felt quite good actually and armed with some burned CDs from Natalies IPod we set off for Hanmer Springs, down the coast and in a bit. After leaving the Marlborough hills behind, we followed the coast down until we came to a place called Kaikoura. Just before we came into town, we passed a caution road sign with a picture of a seal on (someone ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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