Retail outlets in shipping containers - innovative idea!

Christchurch now and then...

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October 31st 2016
We were last in Christchurch in 2009 and have memories or a bright, vibrant and thriving city. Our experience of walking around Christchurch yesterday was of a city still struggling to cope with the aftermath of the earthquake in Feb 2011 that claimed 185 lives. Cathedral Square had been the hub of the city, it is now surrounded by condemned buildings, and empty spaces where buildings have been ... 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