Day 13 - Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand 16. Bunge Jumping Kawarau Suspension Bridge - Retrieving the Jumper

Day 13 - Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

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December 1st 2013
Sunday 1st December, 2013. Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand. We hadn't made any plans for today but had to be in Te Anau this evening as we had reserved the youth hostel there. D fancied looking at the Kawarau Gorge and visiting the wine areas of the Gibbston valley. So after loading up the car off we went. We first retraced our tracks to Arrowtown but used an alternative, mor ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago

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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