Earthquake 22 Feb 2011
At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185…
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We spent two days in Hanmer Springs. Hanmer Springs was named after the surveyor Thomas Hanmer. Grace and I measured ourselves!
The town was surrounded by…
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We had travelled to the west coast of New Zealand to see the glaciers. Firstly we drove over Haast Pass. Along the way we…
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Mum woke up early and booked a QUAD BIKE tour. Mum remembered Mark and Kel doing it when they visited Franz Joseph. It was pouring…
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Between 1860 to 1880 about 800 Chinese came to Otago and West Coast in search of gold.
In 2002 the New Zealand Government formally apologised…
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Today I got back in my nicks and riding shirt as we were off to ride the Gibbston Valley Track. After Better By Bikes…
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Ferrets and stoats were introduced into New Zealand to stop the rabbits. But they started eating ground birds eggs. In six years the bird…
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WARNING DON’T read if you get squeamish!
I was being towed by dad behind his bike as the track had become STEEP!
I was looking…
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Last day of riding we woke to more snow on the mountains. Mum said it was snowing last night. It wasn’t raining which was…
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It’s raining it’s pouring and Paul is not longer snoring! Off for the day leaving from Ranfurly Hotel in drizzly rain heading to Hyde.
Riding…