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New Zealand South Island #1

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September 30th 2016
Well here we are at the bottom of the world embarking on our New Zealand leg of our travels. The journey was uneventful in that nothing went wrong and Qantas did not object to our luggage or smuggle capsicum (peppers) into my dinner. We arrived at Christchurch very late and I had booked 2 nights in a boutique B&B that is part of a pub and cafe complex. This gave us 1 full day to explore Chridtch ... 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