Cause and effect?

In and around Queenstown

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December 18th 2010
Day 20 It did rain in the night and we left Glentanner in cloud. The road was south and retraced steps for 150km to Cromwell, another gold mining place once upon a time, named just to annoy the Irish workers. Virtually every street is an Irish name place. Felt quite at home. There were some restored buildings to look at and we also got the best cup of “flat white” coffee we have had in NZ. Up ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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