All Blacks

Christchurch

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November 1st 2011
We made it! We're in New Zealand! The first leg of our journey was a flight to Los Angeles. Pretty uneventful in the grand scheme of things. We worked out of a puzzle book for a bit, and I tried to keep Marshall from falling asleep. The tricky part was navigating LAX. We had to find the Air New Zealand ticket counter to get boarding passes for our next two flights. FYI - it's alll ... 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