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Arrival

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December 28th 2008
Travel and Accomodations I made it! I had to fly from Minneapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth to L.A. to Aukland, NZ, to Christchurch, but I made it. The plane rides were uneventful (as the good ones are) and I slept lightly on the first three, then watched a bunch of movies and read on the international flight. The food was really good for airplane food; Quantas is a really nice air ... 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