Puzzling World

Whizzing around the South Island

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April 1st 2010
Qantas woes, part two... ...once again Qantas palm off thier OneWorld Alliance responsibilities and we are on a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Christchurch. To be fair, the flight was on time...the drawback this time was that they treat the flight like their domestic journeys and don't provide a meal (unless you want to pay for the usual over-inflated airline price for a sandwich of course) ... 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