On the Helicopter

Great Helicopter Trip

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December 9th 2008
After the activities of the previous couple of days we took it easy on the Friday. We went on a Segway tour around Queenstown, these are electric vehicles that you stand on and they move by you leaning on them. This was good fun and we enjoyed this. On the Saturday we had a helicopter trip to Milford Sound booked, we had a fantastic time on this trip as we had really good weather, We got to do 2 ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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