View to Queenstown on the way up The Remarkables

I'm going to bore you again on the subject of skiing!!!

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September 1st 2009
Tuesday afternoon I wandered into Queenstown and made my enquiries at the snow centre as to the possibility of skiing. Having done some research I had already decided that I was going to to do a days skiing in Coronet Peak and a day at The Remarkables however whilst we had been suffering from an excessive amount of rain the ski resorts had had a lot of snow but also a lot of wind and therefore th ... read more

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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