Hamner Springs - Conical Hill

Settling in to Chrsitchurch

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October 25th 2007
I have been here for just over month and am beginning to feel settled in. Bought a car so I’m mobile, ideal as I’m working 1/2 hour out of town. I am working for the Foundation for Arable Research in Lincoln which is going well, am just beginning to get used to having to work for a living again! I am working on peas - I know how to have fun!!! My workmates are really friendly which is a big he ... 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