Queenstown

Living in the Future

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December 23rd 2010
We are officially living in the future. We are now one day ahead of anyone in the world that I know. Saturday 12-11 = the day that never existed (for us at least, while crossing the international date line) Sunday 12-12 The flight to NZ was long, 9 hours, but I have to say, Air New Zealand is a pretty nice airline – good food and comfortable seats but they need to turn the A/C down! Nick ... 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