The Homer Tunnel

The Homer Tunnel was built between the years of 1935 and 1953.

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November 18th 2005
The journey from Wanaka to Te Anau gave me a brief glimpse of Queenstown, the adventure capitol of New Zealand. I didn’t have enough time to stop and explore the town, but I could see that I had made a good choice stopping in Wanaka rather than Queenstown - Queenstown was just too big to properly explore in two days. The road to Te Anau followed the rugged shoreline of Lake Wakatipu for a while ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park

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

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