Snow in July...finally Photo 5

Snow in July...finally

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July 10th 2009
So after orientation on wednesday, I decided to take a little trip and help my flatmate Mike get his car unstuck from the snow. He had driven it halfway up to Broken River ski field and stopped because he couldn't make it the rest of the way without chains. So we took the bus to city center in Christchurch and walked to the hostel where his friends were staying to get a ride from one of them. ... 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