Memorial Statue

Christchurch

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May 24th 2007
And so on to New Zealand. Most people will know, due in no small part to my incessant chatter on the subject, that i went to NZ some two years ago in 2005. I loved it then, and was in no doubt that i would love it this time around. We arrived in Christchurch, the main city on the South Island, and chartered a mini-van to take us Base Backpackers in the city proper. It was where i had stayed on ... 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