view along the lake

Adventure capital of NZ

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March 23rd 2008
You can do just about anything here to get the adrenalin going, and we were a bit staid I suppose. Nevertheless enjoyed 2 days on the lake at Queenstown. Its a busy town, full of potential bungy jumpers and river surfers, but in 10 minutes you can have walked out of the hustle, and the scenery is wonderful. Lake Wakitipo is shaped like a lightening bolt, with Queenstown in the kink in the middle, ... 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