View from the Plane

Kia Ora from Aotearoa (Hello from New Zealand)

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February 8th 2009
The flight over to New Zealand was good and i got some amazing views of the large lakes and snow capped mountains on the way, I arrived in Christchurch just before 7pm although i thought it was 6pm (I got confused with the time difference being 12 hours ahead but because of DST it was actually 13 hours) i caught a bus to the city centre which stopped about 5 mins away from my hostel so i didn't ha ... 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