Christchurch Art Museum

Exploring Christchurch

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May 20th 2007
Hi all, It's been a while since the last post...apologies. I haven't really been making any large trips since the spring break adventure, so there hasn't been any major events to write about, but the past three weeks have been full of little things here and there that have made them great. The fall weather is starting to set in and most of the trees have lost their pretty foliage. Even though ... 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