Akaroa Harbour

Christchurch to Akaroa

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September 10th 2013
Geo: -43.5316, 172.637Awake at 5am we tried to grab some extra Z's but we were still on Brisbane time so we got up and sorted our stuff ready for our road trip. Slipped a Telecom NZ SIM into Debi's phone so we we will have local call rates and plenty of data to last the next three weeks (no nasty roaming charges).After breakfast we headed to Europcar to pick up our vehicle. As expected ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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