Out on the town!

Kiwi Landing!

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February 24th 2007
Our NZ adventure started out from Christchurch - where Jen had a friend (Rhiannon) from back home living - which not only gave the option of free accommodation but had the added bonus of making more friends along the way! We arrived to torrential downpours.......urgh! Things were not looking good! And to top it all off it was positively freezing! That was of course, in comparison to Oz - so all ... 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