Christchurch

Christchurch

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February 12th 2011
Suzanne here... We've been looking forward to the New Zealand part of the trip since before we'd even booked the tickets. So we were very excited on our flight to Christchurch. The flight was uneventful and we got the number 3 bus into town which took about 20 minutes. The first thing that struck us was the earthquake damage. We'd heard about the earthquake back in September, but thought th ... 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