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December 19th 2006
Hi people, I would like to start with the scariest, yet most exciting thing i've ever done! I decided to do a tandem sky diving jump,this involves me being attached to a sky-diver who then jumps out of a perfectly good plane from a great height! The build up to the jump was way from the norm. The previous day I paid my fees to the booking agency who then arranged a bus to come pick me up ... 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