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Hostels and Hospitals

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June 28th 2007
OK, just to clear up some confusion.... The other day I got a phone call from my dad at 8:51 in the am here (why so early, Dad?) and I was in a hostel dorm room where other people were sleeping. So, like a considerate individual, I whispered to my dad that I was in a hostel and would call him right back from outside my room. When I called him back he sounded startled because he thought I said "ho ... 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