View On the Coach Journey

Queenstown

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March 22nd 2006
Queenstown was another short stay for us but packed none the less. We arrived in Queenstown after a long but very scenic drive from Christchurch. Along the way we stopped off next to a huge lake surrounded by snow capped mountains which was the first real part of the NZ scenery we had experieneced, it was an amazing site and a taste of things to come! Upon arrival in Queenstown we all agree ... 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