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Tuesday 3/2/15 Christchurch to Hokitika

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February 17th 2015
Tuesday 3/2/15 Christchurch to Hokitika So since it is still yesterday at home and mums birthday it seemed like a good day to phone home. Had breakfast at the other cafe, made the call and headed away from Christchurch across the country to Hokitika via Arthur's Pass. As you'd expect there was a lot of up and down, spectacular scenery again and a change in temperature (down). We passed the area ... 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