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On the road again

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March 18th 2007
Today saw us covering another 600 km (360 mi) to get from Christchurch to Queenstown, up in the Southern Alps. There was some debate over whether we took a route that was to cover the a few west coast sites, including several glaciers, but that would've added another 200 km and at least 2 hours. So, we opted for a more direct route that took us by nearly as many sights and might actually get us in ... 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