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Wanaka again

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December 19th 2010
A quiet night last night in Queenstown following the emergency purchase of some anti-histamines that all but put me to sleep. Of course, I pretty much instantly found the pills I'd brought with me after having bought a whole load - no change there. Collected hire car again this morning and drove over the bare and brown Cardrona range to Wanaka. Popped in to the DOC office for them to confirm ... 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