Rain Rain Go Away~ Christchurch, Kaikoura, Nelson, Westport, Franz Joseph (by Trisha)
January 8th 2010 By the title of this blog, you can probably tell that its been raining a ton since I arrived in New Zealand. Granted, we have had some moments without rain and a gorgeous day in Christchurch, but its been comparable to Seattle weather in October. I’m pretty sure its my fault and these poor people traveling with me just have to endure the wet weather since I really didn’t get a typical fall.
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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 
