Paua Shell House

Day 44: The Frozen South

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January 12th 2011
No, the weather's not that bad here, though it has turned cool again. But today is the day that I finally made it to "The Heart of the Great Alone," a travelling exhibition of early Antarctic photographs from Queen Elizabeth's private collection, hosted by the Canterbury Museum. All the pictures were from two expeditions: Scott's last expedition and Shackleton's star-crossed expedition in the ... 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