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Kiwi Adventure Part 1

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June 10th 2011
Having spent a wonderful time in Australia we arrived in Christchurch in the middle of the day to a freezing cold but bright day. The airport seemed pretty much unaffected by the recent earthquake but as we travelled into town it was clear that the city had been hit hard. The outskirts of town seemed relatively in tact apart from the odd house which was clearly waiting for the demolition process w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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