Franz Josef Glacier

Road to Queenstown

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June 14th 2007
I think I only updated about four days ago but been doing so much stuff thought I'd do a quick update! After Nelson we headed down to a sleepy town called Greymouth. As we had been told, pretty much the only thing to do there was the Monteiths brewery tour. A group of about eight of us (all lads) got a quick tour of the place and got to see the beer-making process. Was actually quite interesti ... 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