Christchurch

The river Avon (just like in Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK) where you can go punting (just like in Cambridge in the UK). The city is very green which I like!!

I'm in "the most British city outside Britain"...

October 28th 2006
I haven't actually made that up myself, but I do agree. Christchurch (the largest city on the south island of New Zealand) has the two inofficial names: "the garden city" and "the most British city outside Britain", and the city is indeed very green and it does feel surprisingly British to be on the other side of the world. I am only here on a quick visit on the way back from the South Pacific ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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

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