Christchurch Botanic Garden

Christchurch with Timmy and Les

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November 29th 2005
Hi folks! yes we are still alive, sorry for the radio silence but I'll blame it on having too good a time and capricious internet connections... Well, last you heard of us we had just been dolphin swimming - great - but we have seen more of the great things NZ has! We then left for Christchurch to meet up with our friends Tim and Les in their beautiful new house in Redcliffs on the hills of ... read more

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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