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South island road trip

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January 2nd 2016
After a week or so in Christchurch and some christmas celebrations there was time for a road trip around the south island. Finally the sun arrived in New Zealand and the first day we drove from Christchurch down the middle, over a lot of mountains and finally to Queenstown. We spent the afternoon, evening and night there going up in the gondola watching some spectacular views and just hanging in t ... 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