Island Hopping - North to South 20170412_210227_EDIT

Island Hopping - North to South

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April 13th 2017
As Cyclone Cook made it's way on shore further North, we were fortunate enough to have gotten far enough in front of the storm that our travel plans didn't get interrupted. Such was not the case for many other travelers moving through Wellington's airport - numerous flights were being cancelled all around us. Fortunately, our flight to Christchurch was able to depart with only a slight delay to ta ... read more

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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