The Remarkables

Queenstown

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March 19th 2007
After Milford Sound we headed to Queenstown, spending a few days in New Zealand's extreme sports capital. Everywhere you turn in Queenstown there are advertisements attempting to entice you to participate in a huge variety of stomach churning activities including bungee jumping, white water rafting and skydiving! We, however, opted to do nothing! Sorry to disappoint! We did watch a few people bun ... 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