Walter Peak (1815 metres) snapped from the TSS Earnslaw

South Island Tour Pt 2 - Queenstown, Glenorchy and Arrowtown

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July 7th 2007
Howdy all.....I’ll pick where I left of which was leaving Wanaka-ka-ka in Buzz and heading Queenstown, NZ’s adventure capital. Queenstown sits on the shores of the majestic lightning bolt shaped Lake Wakatipu in Central Otago and is about a 50 minute drive from Wanaka if you take the hilly but direct route through the Cardona Valley like we did. After parking up at the Creeksyde Top 10 Hol ... 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