Woooooosh

The last couple of days

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December 31st 2007
Hello, You will be glad to hear the weather is still great, i hope its this warm in the UK !! Ha Ha !! Yesterday we had a quiet day & just went for a wonder around Christchurch, its a very nice city with a mixture of old & new. As it is holiday time there are various street performers around & bands playing in squares etc. We had a ride around the town centre on the old trams with a runnin ... 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