An English looking park in Christchurch

Christchurch to Fox

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May 1st 2006
Hi everyone, we're loving NZ just as much as Oz, but we miss the weather as is chilly here. Christchurch It was very very quiet to say its the largest city on South Island so we went to museums and art galleries and cafes and the park, and that's pretty much it. Our hostel was really homey and baked bread in the mornings. Queenstown Smaller but much livelier. We went on the Shotover bo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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