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Kaikoura to Te Anau, not like I expected

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November 18th 2017
Gidday, After Kaikoura I travelled to the south of the island again. I drove through the Catlins and did a lot of sightseeing. I stopped at a gypsy caravan and instead of staying there for 10 minutes like I planned, I was there for about 3 hours talking to a Norvegian girl. The weather was horrible and I didn't want to drive. But it started getting later and I hate driving in the dark so I left ... 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