chruch

New Zealand

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October 9th 2008
I arrived in New Zealand last nice, and I was rather happy to leave Fiji. As bad as it sounds, there is only so much laying on the beach a guy can do until he gets board. Also, the price of things is very expensive and my skin has had about enough sun as it can take. When landing into Christchurch I had a problem in customs. Turns out, you need a ticket leaving the country before you can actual ... 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