Dunedin

BACK ON THE EAST COAST (NZ AND SCOTLAND!)

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July 23rd 2006
Hello. Our last days in Queenstown found us travelling up to one of the town's highest points on a gondola (cable car). Unfortunately the weather had turned cold, wet and windy again so the views weren't as good as they might have been. A nice adventure nevertheless. We also had a walk around the town and the lovely lakeside. On our last night we had a nice meal in the hotel before getting to bed ... 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