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Day 29 Wednesday

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December 1st 2010
Day 29 Wednesday Our last full day in NZ: we spent it in Christchurch, strolling around the main square (buskers, street chess, a launch of some cut price air tickets, groups singing carols to raise funds).The cathedral and the museum is worth a visit. A lot on the early settlers to the area (this area is known as Canterbury) and some interesting bits on Christchurch from about 100 years ago. T ... 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