St. Patricks Day Group Photo

Christchurch

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March 17th 2006
Hello from NZ!! Its been while since my last blog and i am actually writing this from Auckland where we are already nearing the end of our stay in NZ. We arrived in Christchurch on the 15th March and as soon as we stepped off the plane we all realised just how different it was from Australia. Going from the usual 35 degree heat to a windy damp 18 was a shock to the system shall we say. 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