A giant kiwi

Queenstown to Christchurch

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February 3rd 2010
Queenstown to Christchurch - 5th to 7th January Tuesday 5th January We awoke this morning and had the pleasure of recalling yesterday’s events to our dorm mates who were suitably impressed especially as only one of them was brave enough to be doing it themselves. We then went for a walk round Queenstown. It had a nice feel to it and we both thought it felt like a ski resort but without the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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