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There and back again - a hobbits tale from Queenstown

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August 9th 2009
Hello Everyone! Well time flys, it is hard to believe that it has been nearly 3 months since we left the UK, with this in mind we decided to make the most of the winter here and take a little holiday within our holiday! We went to Queenstown, which is the adventure capital on New Zealand! its where everyone goes to scare themselves silly in what is argueably the most beautiful place you co ... 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