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New Zealand: Part 1

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April 9th 2008
09/04/08 Days 1-30 I flew in to CHRISTCHURCH, it only took just over 3 hours but New Zealand is 2 hours ahead of OZ. The views flying over the South Island were amazing, the land is so mountainous and barren. There wasn't a cloud in the sky so I could see everything. I got a bus in to Cathedral Square which is in the centre. Chris ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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