Christchurch Square

Back in New Zealand

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July 10th 2008
So I went back to New Zealand, this time with three other people in the same program as me to the South Island. We spent 10 days driving around the South Island in our four door Toyota Corolla. I narrowed all my pictures down to 1200 and I'm going to did my best to share the best ones with you. Our journey started in Christchurch, spent that night there and started our trek to Akaora. It w ... 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