Lake Wakatipu

Magic Trip New Zealand

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July 12th 2007
Magic TripCraig Duffy Having spent the last 7 months 'hard at work' in Australia I decided that it was time for a holiday and so on the 4th July got my independance and flew over to New Zealands South island to the only international airport in Christchurch. It is in the middle-north east and when I landed at around 11 at night ... 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