P2220081

christchurch earthquake ilona

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February 22nd 2011
We are in Melbourne now, safe in the city, surrounded by people who never where effected, we have had very limited sleep and i feel completely exhausted and very dirty. after the big shake we ran to take cover in a park. we took some notes threw these days. 22 Feb around 13,00 we have been in an earthquake! it was so horrible i just want to cry, me and Richard were in the store, mountain desi ... 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