Centre of New Zealand

Down the Coast

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November 17th 2008
Everyone should go to the South Island of New Zealand. Seriously, its stunning Right, so here is the next update, and as promised only nine days since the last one - incredible! This time I am actually going to finish off a round up of my adventures in New Zealand which will lead me on to arriving in Sydney (where I still am now!) So after spending a little of two weeks on the North ... 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