Christchurch Cathedral

The center of the CBD....with office blocks & malls all round its square...until last year!

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December 14th 2013
Nothing prepares you for this. Touring a post major quake city is one of the most sobering and humbling experiences I have had. Following the massive quakes of 2001 and 2012, virtually the entire city center collapsed or was so badly damaged it had to be demolished. Nearly 200 people were killed, most in a single building. Many more were seriously injured. Roads and underground services were w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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