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New Zealand, The South Island!

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August 14th 2007
We flew into the South Island and straight away, the difference in scenery was evident, the South Island is definitely much more mountainous and browner than the North Island. The views from the aeroplane were amazing and the plane had to completely turn on one side to fit in between the tight nest of snow capped mountains so as it could land. Queensrown was crazy. Being the holidays, the town was ... 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