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January 1st 2009
2nd Attempt at The Ice I woke up at 7:30 for breakfast and a shower, then hopped on a shuttle to the CDC -- check in my bags, put on my cold weather gear again, waited a bit then boarded the plane. We taxied about for a half hour before they informed us that the wind above New Zealand was too rough too take off and would be for the next hour, so they dropped us off back at the termin ... 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