Posing for the camera...

Emma's visit and our trip to Queenstown

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March 17th 2008
Last week Emma came to visit me! We had an awesome time, of course I first showed her all the good stuff in Dunedin - the Octagon, university terrain, botanic gardens and Baldwin street. We also went horse riding with the same organisation I had been with before, only this time we did a beach ride. It was incredible, the weather was amazing, the sights were absolutely stunning and the horses were ... 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