Church of the Good Shepherd

Christchurch and return to the north

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November 29th 2009
My last few days in New Zealand involved a 4-day return trip from Queenstown to Auckland (to fly out to Sydney) via Christchurch, Kaikoura, Wellington and Taupo. In these last few days (luckily enough) I experienced New Zealand's wettest weather. It rained coming out of Queenstown; it rained in Christchurch; in Kaikoura and all the way on the ferry to Wellington! So lucky to get that weather at th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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