"A plane with a view"

New Zealand mon amour, I am here again!

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August 3rd 2005
The plane is making its way. Even though I planned that a month ago, I still find it hard to believe: I am on my way to New Zealand. Since I was there in the summer I wanted to see it also in the winter. The sky is blue and suddenly I see the NZ Alps, right below me. I think it's Mt. Cook. It's beautiful. And then the Canterbury planes, I forgot how green they were. And then we land, and I am agai ... 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