Begonias in the Botanical Gardens

CHRISTCHURCH AREA

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February 10th 2009
Hi again We picked up our van on Sunday and it is fine for us. Lots of space and storage and with everything we require although the build standrd is not as good as our own camper. The people at the office were very helpful and we were soon on our way to a local Rotary market, of all places. The reason for this was to find some books as all the secondhand bookshops were closed by the time ... 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