Christchurch Cathedral

Christchurch: Empty Chairs

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December 14th 2012
We said goodbye to the Maui at lunchtime today and warmly thanked it (and Freda, I guess) for getting us around South Island safely. I headed for the city centre and strolled in the park (which reminds me very much of the park in the centre of Cardiff) to the Botanic Gardens. It is a really hot summer's day with temperatures soaring into the 30's. Phew! But there is a pleasant breeze which reduces ... 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