Kaikoura

Kaikoura

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March 23rd 2007
Kaikoura- a seaside town, with black pebble beaches and a rugged mountain range spanning the horizon was a perfect package of a week. I heard through another backpacker that a hostel called the Dusky Lodge in Kaikoura offered easy work for accommodation. After a quick phone call I was on the bus, arriving at the Dusky in time fold laundry for two hours to earn my keep for the night. The hostel ... 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