View from the festival

Rippon festival!

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February 10th 2008
It’s already a while ago, but last weekend I went to Wanaka for the Rippon festival! On Friday afternoon, Henry, Chris and Phoebe picked me up and we drove up to Wanaka. The road to Wanaka was quite impressive, mainly because it was a whole lot of nothing… We drove for hours and hours without seeing much more than green hills and sheep. It is a very strange experience to see how much space the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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