Skydive Wanaka

Land of the Long White Cloud

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March 16th 2007
Kia Ora from New Zealand! Sorry it's took me so long to get this blog up but it's been none stop since I got here. I landed in Christchurch last Satuday and spent 2 days there before moving on. There wasn't that much to see to be honest and it was like I'd been dropped back in England. The river Avon that runs through the city looks like it's been nabbed from South England and nearby was Sheffield ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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