Christchurch with Catherine & Adam Photo 21

Christchurch with Catherine & Adam

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May 8th 2009
Hello! I've made it to New Zealand and I love it! I knew that I would before I even got here and when the plane was landing in the airport the view looked just like home - lots of green fields! The views everywhere are stunning, so much so that it doesn't look real, it just looks like a painting. Catherine picked me up from the airport in Christchurch, I was so excited about seeing her a ... 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