Queenstown

Queenstown and Wanaka

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April 14th 2007
Having been on the road for a little over a week and covered about 1200 kms, we were all anxious to head back to Reefton. It is about 600 kms from Invercargill to Reefton (through winding roads), so we elected to break the drive in half, with a few stops along the way. Our first rest stop was at Queenstown, which is the adventure capital of New Zealand. It has a ski village feel about it (and ... 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