Punting on the Avon

Christchurch - The Garden City

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September 4th 2005
Well, hello there.... It's been a while but I now have the time to do this properly as I'm currently off sick from work but more of that later. We had a great weekend down in Christchurch a couple of weeks ago. The excuse was that an old colleague from work at Standard Life, Elaine Ogg, was cat-sitting for her brother in his house for a couple of weeks and we took the opportunity to fly down ... 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