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New Zealand Road Trip

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February 3rd 2007
Finally another country.... now i feel like I'm REALLY travelling! Australia was fun - alot of fun but I reckon New Zealand will be better - I have that gut feeling but i reckon thats partly due to knowing its not going to evolve around getting pissed most nights like in Oz! After arriving from Perth to Melbourne airport I had to spend 8 hours waiting for my flight out to Christchurch - so got ... 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