Christchurch Cablecar

Day 17 - Christchurch

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November 19th 2008
Christchurch is the South Island’s largest city and New Zealand’s second largest city. Once we arrived at the Lyttelton Harbor, we again boarded a shuttle bus that took us downtown. Once downtown we went to the information center to view other options for the day. The information center rented bicycles so we opted to mount our 24-speed bicycles and pedaled around for the day. We chose to ... 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