P1000020

Christchurch #2

---

July 23rd 2008
Saturday 19th A gentle day wandering Christchurch in the rain, followed by a trip out to the Antarctic Centre, (Christchurch is the Aerial departure point for American and NZ Antarctic expeditions) this museum is worth the money! We thought we had finished (complete with -16 degree snow storm with 40 km winds CHILLY!) When we found a whole new room ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

---

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