From the canyon

The Nevis Highwire Bungy

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April 17th 2008
Day 25 - Queenstown Up early today as it is the dreaded day of the bungy....not any old bungy but the highest in NZ at 134 metres. Once we had checked in at 10am a brief wait saw the nerves grow until the bus arrived to take us to the venue. Once in the little bus we drove to a sheep station in the middle of nowhere and by this time my nerves were really beginning to set in and my finger nails ... 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