wow he has a really big....jade stone

I've decided to stay :)

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May 16th 2006
Shame on me for missing yesterday....but I do have pictures now!! Today was the first day in Christchurch rain-free so we actually got to get out and explore a bit more and I'm officially in love. This morning we walked to a museum to get in some maori/early british settler history in, and then Molly and I went and explore the botanical garden, which was on the same block. There were people cano ... 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