Looking down

Trip from Christchurch

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November 2nd 2014
Caught a bus almost to Lyttelton, then the gondola up the mountain. The cable cars were much smaller than Hong Kong and could only fit the four of us. We took a slow climb up the mountain side and saw some of the beautiful scenery. We were surrounded by the hills and rivers of Lyttelton, we were also surprised by the amount of gorse bushes; similar to Dartmoor. Lovely to enjoy some really fres ... 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