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Kawarau River near Roaring Meg  
   

Kawarau River near Roaring Meg

We stopped here for a brew up. Nice picnic spot!
Hobbit Land; Queenstown and central Otago

December 14th 2008
Hobbit Land; Queenstown and Central Otago District Saturday 13th December 2008 Those Hobbits knew a good thing when they saw it! “Middle Earth”, mostly filmed around Queenstown and the Lake Wakatipu district is something special. I’ve run out of adjectives to describe all of the beautiful scenery in New Zealand, so I’ll just sum it up, in “Lord of the Rings” style by saying ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

New Zealand Flag 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
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