View from the church at Lake Tekapo

NZ Day 4- Christchurch to Queenstown

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June 27th 2008
Travelled the scenic road to Queenstown with Toby’s family and arrived in time to watch the fireworks that marked the opening of the Winter Festival. ... 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