Rakaia Gorge Walkway

Yet Another Day in Christchurch

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October 22nd 2005
Joe and I had a really nice dinner last night with my friends Kris and Alex out in Lyttleton. We took the 28 from the city center up past the CHC gondola, through the green hills and into the tunnel. When we emerged we were at Lyttleton harbor, a small port with the feel of a quaint old fishing town. Lyttleton has the last working timeball which was used until the 1930s so that ships could synchro ... 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