Native Wood Pigeon

Secret Paradise Island

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November 23rd 2008
It's been a while so have lots to tell you about - going to skip boring bits! From Lake Wanaka went to the famous Queenstown and I have to say I really didn't like it. After the small friendly local towns, few shops and emphasis on nature it was dissapointing to go to a place where there was no spirituality, no NZ identity and so big (not by UK standards). Walked around town, had the obligato ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill

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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