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Banks Peninsula

Quick tour of the rest of South Island

January 20th 2007
Drove up to Aoraki Mt Cook, absolutely stunning drive. Stayed in Lake Tekapo for the evening, nice enough little town. Went up to the Banks Peninsula and had a look around Akaroa, the French town, and stayed in Le Bons Bay at a great little backpackers where we had a communal dinner of what the owner had caught that afternoon - Blue Cod and plenty of veg and dessert. Stayed in a tiny hut about ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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