Antarctic marine life

Days 1-2: Home-Christchurch

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May 29th 2006
Day 1: home - Christchurch Thanks to Alice’s dedication in rising at 5am to drive us to the airport, we arrived in plenty of time to wander through the stupefying range of duty-free goods at Tullamarine before boarding a not-quite-full little plane on its journey to Christchurch. The trip across the Tasman was uneventful, but on approaching Christchurch it became apparent to us why Peter Jacks ... 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