ChCh Fountain

Made it to the South Island

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February 21st 2006
I have been in New Zealand now for exactly one month today. I am now in Christchurch and I love it here!! It is absolutely perfect. It has the resemblance of a small English town and is very quaint, but there are lots of people and things to do or you can walk 10 minutes outside of the city and be in your own environment. I decided I am going to live here for about two months and work. I had ... 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