Ornamental gate at the entrance to the Queenstown Time Walk

4th February 2008

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February 4th 2008
4th February 2008 Today we left Te Anau and returned to Queenstown on our way towards Mount Cook. There has been a pattern to the weather now for the last few days with overcast and chilly mornings at 12 degrees and by the afternoon the weather clears and the temperature rises to 22 degrees. Today was no different except we also have had high winds which makes it feel cooler. We are treating today ... 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