Punting on the River Avon

Christchurch

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February 21st 2009
Christchurch 4th - 14th February 2009 Our first day in Christchurch was spent exploring some of the town. The museum was excellent (and free!) and the parks and river lovely. We were to stay with our friends Lyn, Steve and Emily, who we had last seen in Abel Tasman. They were renting a little house for a week or so, and had asked us to stay - a real bed again! The house was lovely a ... 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