Trying to be arty

South to North

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January 18th 2009
I was very sad to leave Queenstown, as it was such a great town, not too big, not too small, lots to do, beautiful scenery and great people, just great. Anyway, I had to move on, back to Christchurch and on to the north. The drive was stunning, I saw Mount Cook again, but from the other side, beautiful lakes and a church that backed on to one of the amazing lakes. If you sat on a pew you cou ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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