Wise Men, etc.

Day 20: Lessons and Carols

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December 19th 2010
Internet connectivity is better today. Yesterday afternoon it was quite hopeless. I think the link must be getting saturated by too many people trying to use it at once. I bought another four hours' worth. The link's still not good enough to let me upload to Travelblog, though. Today I went to church at St. Andrew's, which proved to be an attractive 19th-century church. They do not have t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago » Cromwell

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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