Band-Aid Solutions

In an effort to temporarily revive life in the city, a pedestrian mall has been opened in downtown Christchurch using containers from cargo ships as retail space.

Back in Christchurch for the First Time

November 2nd 2011
- Matt Hogel As this blog did not exist when Liza first arrived in Christchurch, I figured that I would make a solo contribution offering the perspective of someone arriving in the city for the first time. It took me two weeks of living in Christchurch before venturing downtown. From the impressions I had been given from people living here longer than I, people don’t go into the city anymore. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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

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