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Christchurch

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March 19th 2008
Today was a rest day in Christchurch. Spent most of my time on a bike ride and a swim at Brighton Beach. Took Sammy to Brighton and parked him up there and then went for a ride on my Mountain Bike along a track that goes North to Spencer Park and then back via Bottle Lake forest to the carpark at Brighton. It has been so hot today so also had a swim in the surf. Off to the airport to pick up Sher ... 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