How long..!?

Week 4 - Queestown (continued)

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July 28th 2008
There are advantages and disadvantages to blagging a VIP pass to a high profile event. On the opening night of the Queenstown Festival my official photographer (er, Tim) and I were invited to the Festival Launch Party. All the official sponsors were present, suited and booted, and they all seemed to know each other. They politely shook each others' hands, introduced their glamorous wives / girl ... 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