Cathedral Square

In Search of Sustenance

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January 8th 2008
The route to Christchurch from Dunedin took us up Hwy. 1 which runs parallel to the east coast. I assumed that we would enjoy views of the coast the entire way up but that was not the case. Most of the scenery was of rolling hills and farm land with very few glimpses of the sea. (Mark - The scenery was beautiful, but all of our WOW Receptors in our Brains were saturated from the previous weeks ... 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