Ben and the Bday hat

Settling Down in Queenstown

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May 11th 2007
After my time in Raglan I realized that it was time for me to settle down... I was nearly 24 years old and I no longer had that spring in my step found in the youngsters of today. So like many close to retirement I headed south, and after several days I found myself back in Queenstown ready for the next adventure. Now my reasons for heading south were not purely for retirement reasons but were al ... 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