The Church in Christchurch is nice Photo 1

The Church in Christchurch is nice

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December 23rd 2008
We spent most of our day touring the Cultural Precinct of downtown Christchurch. We visited the ChristChurch Cathedral, Centre of Contemporary Art and Christchurch Art Gallery - all of which were free and well worth our time. We had an amazing lunch at Dux de Lux featuring some of the best seafood we’ve had on this trip. We visited the Christchurch Botanic Gardens which featured another amazi ... 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