he was probably in the air when the earthquake struck

escape from Christchurch

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February 24th 2011
So we now had our car back and everything was packed up and thrown in the back seat. We headed off northwards hoping the train of destruction would be less. We where right to imagine that the cordon would be a little more organised as more and more roads where shut off as we tried to flee the disaster, the biggest problem seemed to be that roads where closed off randomly, with no direct detour s ... 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