Fireworks

Bonfire Night - Kiwi style

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November 5th 2009
Christchurch, Nov 2 - 7 We were excited to discover what Bonfire Night would be like in a different country and waited patiently at the bus station for the No.5 to take us to New Brighton Pier. When public transport and an event like fireworks night combine it's a given that chavs will appear. The station was full of scantily clad teens, dolled up to the nines and boys in too-baggy cloth ... 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