First view of Akaroa

Christchurch, Good Friends and Hector's Dolphins

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February 1st 2007
Our next destination was another we had been looking forward to. Christchurch is the third largest city in the country and very possibly the prettiest. It is also the home (well sort of) of Tony and Sue Naughton who spent 2004 as an exchange teacher in Garden Creek School in Fredericton. They actually live in a beautiful new home in the lovely town of Rangiora with two of their children, Bryc ... 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