Swimming with dolphins, Abel Tasman, Christchurch and the windy city of the south
February 21st 2007 We left the beauty of the south and headed for Christchurch. We spent three days in Christchurch and explored the Botanical gardens, went up the gondola, and just explored the city. It's a beautiful city. Unfortunately, the weather was clouded over the entire duration of our stay.
The hostel that we found had just started up and we were misled by a few good reviews. It turns out that Point
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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 
