Eglington Valley on Way to Milford Sound

Queenstown, Milford Sound & My Last Days in NZ

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February 21st 2006
Wanaka - Queenstown: On leaving Wanaka our first stop was Puzzling World - world famous because of the maze and the mind numbing puzzles. The entrance of $15 seemed a bit steep but as i really did not have any other choice of anything to do that morning i decided to pay it. We all did the maze first - we had to find the watchtowers at each of the four corners. It took us a fair while, and we seem ... 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