Akaroa City Center

Akaroa/Anarctic Center

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February 26th 2007
Our group had an educational trip to the Anarctic Center in Christchurch. It was so cool to have a penguin walk around while we were at the seminar. The arctic storm simulation was terrible! I left Michigan for a reason: to get away from the cold. Julie and I went on a trip to Akaroa. It's about an hour outside of Christchurch. It was settled by the French instead of the English, so it's a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Akaroa

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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