The Remarkables ski fields

Funyaking in Queenstown

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March 30th 2008
Hello everyone! We finally arrived in Queenstown a beautiful place where there is always tons to do! After we got there we went for a nice walk around town and the lakefront, and had a look at what kind of activities we wanted to do whilst we were in Queenstown. The next day we went for a walk in the Remarkables ski fields which sit high up above lake Wakatipu and Queenstown. From the ski field ... read more

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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