The Amazing Maze

Queening It Up In Queenstown

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November 19th 2006
Just getting ready to leave Queenstown! We've been here a few days now and we've been having so much fun. The drive down from Franz Josef was amazing, its just so scenic over here and Queenstown itself is gorgous (its set on this amazing clear blue lake surrounded by snow capped mountains) but despite the amazing views the best part of the journey down was our stop off at Puzzel World where they h ... 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