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My Experience of the Christchurch Earthquake

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March 1st 2011
I'm still not sure how to feel about the Christchurch earthquake. Firstly, I know how fortunate we are to have escaped unhurt and I feel sorry for the people who have suffered bereavement, loss of property and the loss of their livelihoods. I'm saddened at the scale of destruction on the buildings that characterised the city, though I can't help wondering how it will look when it is eventually reb ... 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