The Maori Hake

Lisa's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch

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June 24th 2008
Our first visit to Christchurch! What a pretty city and less than 2 hours from Timaru! We left Timaru on Saturday after the boys' soccer and rugby games. We had a long stopover at Dunsandle Store for a delicious birthday lunch. Timaru was socked in with fog but it was clear in Christchurch (people told us that two years ago there was a rugby match in Christchurch where the fog was so thick you ... 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