Christchurch Jan 21st - Jan 28th 042

Christchurch

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February 6th 2009
How better to kick off our stay in Christchurch, than a hot air balloon ride watching the sun rise! Rising at 4am (that’s right, 4 o’clock in the morning!) we were picked up outside our hostel and brought to a field outside the city, stopping to pick up our pilot on the way. Still pitch dark when we got to our take off point, we had to dig in and help set the balloon up. After lifting the bask ... 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