Braided River Valleys
The River to the left is the Waimakariri, and to the Right is the Rakaia, they run to the north and south of Christchurch from the Alps. This shot look out towards the Pacific
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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 yea... [read more]
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 yea... [read more] Blog: South Island Spectacular
Date: November 19th 2006
Well, I can almost let the photos do the talking in this entry, but i know how much you enjoy my monthly words of wisdom, so i'll let you in on the latest round of adventures. So as a present to myself, I organised to go down to Queenstown for the weekend after my half marathon run. I’d managed to book some flights in August for just $150 return, which when you consider its nearly 2 hours fly ... read more
Date: November 19th 2006
Well, I can almost let the photos do the talking in this entry, but i know how much you enjoy my monthly words of wisdom, so i'll let you in on the latest round of adventures. So as a present to myself, I organised to go down to Queenstown for the weekend after my half marathon run. I’d managed to book some flights in August for just $150 return, which when you consider its nearly 2 hours fly ... read more
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Many years ago i managed to convince the University of Manchester to give me a planning degree. I have spent some of my time since then toying with the idea of a career in planning in new zealand particularly whilst i was travelling and working in Nz and Australia for 11 months in 2003/2004. As 'luck' would have it, whilst working in Manchester last year, to cut an awfully long story short (and you'll thank me for that), I was offered position at Auckland City Council, and have been living and working in Auckland since February, and that, in a kiwifruit, is the story so far.... ... full info
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