Sydney City

Sydney + start of New Zealand

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June 27th 2008
Hello We are now in New Zealand we arrived yesterday the 26th but before i tell you about here i thought i would tell you about the rest of Sydney. Last Sunday we were meant to go to the Blue Mountains but when they arrived they said that there was a problem and they had doubled book and we had to go back and phone them up i was not very happy as i have to get up at 6:30 and i like my sleep. ... 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