Me and the Czech

Back on the South Island

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November 27th 2006
So last time I left you I was on my way to Sydney and then back to Christchurch. I have spent the past three months living in Christchurch and working back at Barcelona. Not too much to report over that time. The first couple of weeks I stayed with my old neighbor Robin until I was able to find a place of my own. I found a house on the internet and it turned out that I found a place with three ... 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