City Center- Christchurch

NZ= FUN (and lots of sheep)

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December 13th 2006
Hey everybody and happy new year. I've been touring around the south island of New Zealand here for about a month and figured it was time to update everybody on what's going on. Here's a quick breakdown of my trip on the south island so far. number of cars purchased- 1 km driven- approx. 6000 number of times I've driven on the wrong side of the road- 3 (and haven't killed anyone yet) ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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