Dart River

Dart River Fun

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June 14th 2006
Today was Dart River day. I had no idea what we were going to do today. All I had heard was that we would go on a hike and a nice boat ride down the river. It was a little bit different than what I expected. We took a bus through the mountains to get to our destination. It took a bit longer to get there than normal because of some rock slides in the road that needed to be cleared away. After s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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