Last photo of the trip of John and I

Goodbye to Australia and Hello to New Zealand

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November 26th 2008
We have now reached New Zealand - we are in Christchurch and have been here for a couple of days - we are staying in the South Island for about 20 days before we start our trip home via Singapore. We had a great time in Australia - we loved Sydney - there is so much variety of things to do there. We went to Manly Beach one day - John managed to get us a game of 2 on 2 versus a couple of Brazili ... 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