Botanic Gardens

Fudge-tastical!

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November 2nd 2006
Wednesday 1st November Laura - Paul set the alarm bright and early this morning so we could go and book a hire car for tomorrow onwards. He dragged me out of bed and we managed to get one booked for tomorrow, at a bit of a bargain price. That done, I took one look at the grey morning sky and crawled back into bed. An hour later and the sky had turned blue so I was dragged out of bed o ... 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