Enjoying the Outdoor Facilities

Easter Break

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April 6th 2007
After four fairly lax weeks of school, the kids have two weeks off - the Easter break. We are heading to the south of the South Island to take in some more of this country. We started our trip with a stop at the Broadway Tea Rooms for a couple of flat whites. The flat white is an espresso based coffee falling somewhere between a cappuccino and a latte (not as much milk as a latte and not as much f ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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