The rafting people

Jeff as a painter, or Queenstown's crazy weather

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October 27th 2008
It has been an interesting last couple of days, to begin: I am still waiting on my first trip down the might Shotover. I am rostered on at the bottom of the list, so the name of the game is waiting for the planets to align and bingo! i've got my first trip. In the meantime I have applied for a part time position at a number of Queenstown's fine hospitality establishments. With a part time j ... 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