Wakatipu

Lake Dispute

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December 26th 2010
Thanks all - the experiment is complete. The phone is behaving itself again at the moment but I don't hold out much hope for how long that will remain the case. --- Slow day today. Tendons, muscles, and perhaps even mind feeling somewhat stretched so rise carefully with some gentle warming up exercises to ensure no muscles are about to ping themselves out of place. Wander into town for br ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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