Snow capped peak

Christchurch

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November 29th 2018
I'm really sorry about not regularly sending out blogs, but we have such full days, by the time we get back to our room I am exhausted. After researching, I have determined that I have bronchitis. Its much worse at night, so I am hacking and coughing thru the night. Hence not much sleep. I am still doing all of the activities, though. We didn't do a lot in Christchurch. We did a bus tour of the ... 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