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Queenstown

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February 22nd 2015
We arrived in Queenstown yesterday. This is a major town in NZ but to be honest after the peace and quiet we have been experiencing we found it all a bit too much. We stayed on a site very close to the town centre but it was unbelievably busy. We did walk into town for a meander and did see a lovely market selling items all made by locals. Lisa also did have the biggest slice of carrot cake in the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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