Me and Rob with the view of Queenstown below

Queenstown

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April 7th 2009
Queenstown 27th Feb - 1st March and 25th - 28th March 2009 Our first visit to Queenstown was with Steve, Lyn and Emily. We planned to go white-water rafting together, but after getting all togged up and being driven along a scary (for me) unsealed road with sheer drops, we were told that Rob shouldn't do it in case he triggered off his old back injury. After much mulling ... 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