World's Steepest Street

Wet and Windy Welly & Skydive

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June 25th 2007
Dunedin was a bit of a non-event really, didn't see much of it as I'd developed a bit of a cold somewhere along the line. Sat around in the hostel watching lost, me and another guy got a pretty mean fire going and sat around getting hasseled by the hostel cat. After Dunedin we headed up to Lake Tekapo, stopping by the world's steepest street on the way. The drive doesn't usually take that long ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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