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"Half of Seven" - does that mean 6:30 or 7:30?

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December 12th 2008
After a grueling 12.5 hour red eye flight, we arrived in Christchurch, the largest city in the south island at around 8:00 a.m. We hired a taxi van to bring us to our hostel for a much needed crash out session. The place is accordingly named "Tranquil Lodge." A sprawling old shack in a neigborhood with more greenery than I've ever seen in one place. This city has an impressive amount of flora and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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