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Queenstown

August 5th 2009
Weather and windscreens On the drive from Lake Tekapo to Mount Cook the once-clear skies began to change and we drove right into a storm, meaning we decided to skip hanging around and head straight for Queenstown in the hope that the weather was better down there. The weather in Queenstown was great and we drove into the pretty town with its gorgeous mountain views centrepiec ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

New Zealand Flag 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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