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Background: 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, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.



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Areas in Canterbury: Akaroa | Amberley | Arthurs Pass | Banks Peninsula | Cheviot | Christchurch | Geraldine | Glentunnel | Hanmer Springs | Kaikoura | Lake Tekapo | Loburn | Rakaia | Springfield | Tekapo | Timaru | Woodend

Diamond Harbour, Rugby, Lyttelton and Sumner
4 hours ago: et published a blog
Diamond Harbour, Rugby, Lyttelton and Sumner
July 20th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Christchurch
Just a quick update with some photos of our weekends out and about in Canterbury. ... 32 photos [full story]

So this is Middle-Earth...
6 days ago: Will and Alex published a blog
So this is Middle-Earth...
January 8th 2007  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury
Having passed the morning watching playful dolphins frolicking in Le Bons Bay, we spend a couple of hours in Akaroa, the largest town on the Banks Peninsula and located at the end of a deep inlet that ... 34 photos [full story]

Memoirs of Farm Days
22 days ago: Bryan and Mindy published a blog
Memoirs of Farm Days
September 30th 2006  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Loburn
We can recall what we did the first time we went out to Andy and Carolyn’s Okuku Farm, but from that moment it has felt like a home away from home. The farm is simple and functional; the l ... 5 photos [full story]

Lisa
June 24th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Christchurch
Our first visit to Christchurch! What a pretty city and less than 2 hours from Timaru! We left Timaru on Saturday after the boys' soccer and rugby games. We had a long stopover at Dunsandle Store f ... 17 photos [full story]

Kid
34 days ago: Shivers Timbers published a blog
Kid's Sports
June 23rd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Timaru
All three kids are very involved in team sports. I know we have posted the blog of the cross country, but I wanted to also show you some team sports. Basketball ended a few weeks ago for Graham, but ... 10 photos [full story]

Cross Country Events
44 days ago: Shivers Timbers published a blog
Cross Country Events
June 13th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Timaru
Fitness is quite important in New Zealand. Each of the schools - primary and secondary schools - have an annual cross country day event. Everyone in the school is expected to participate even if you ... 17 photos [full story]

Uniforms at Highfield and Mountainview
June 5th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Timaru
I wanted to share some pictures of the kids in their school uniforms and tell you a bit about their schools. Highfield - ages 5-13 - School starts at 8:50 and ends at 2:50. Uniforms are blue sport ... 4 photos [full story]

55 days ago: new_wave published a blog
Christchurch and the Learning Curve!
June 2nd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Christchurch
Hi guys Sorry there hasn't been much blog action lately but I have been working in an office in Christchurch for the last couple of months. I got to Christchurch in the second week of March and it ... [full story]

Dunedin
55 days ago: Shivers Timbers published a blog
Dunedin
June 1st 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Timaru
What a great weekend! Every weekend; a new adventure. I have some catching up to do on previous weekends but wanted to share the pictures from this past one first. We went to Dunedin, a college tow ... 11 photos [full story]

We
59 days ago: Shivers Timbers published a blog
We've Arrived In Timaru!
May 27th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury » Timaru
May 12, 2008 We're here, we're here! It looked like Iowa when we landed - flat with lots of farm land. We were so surprised when we drove into Timaru and saw how hilly it is. Our house is cute - 3 ... 3 photos [full story]


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phone booths everywhere
Punting on the Avon
Springfield, New Zealand
Coastline near Kaikoura
Arthur
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Noodle
Ruine?
Baskers
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Pass to Pacific
The Team is Excited!
The Simpsons
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