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Sheep jam, Lake Ferry  
   

Sheep jam, Lake Ferry

near Wellington
58. Au revoir, Aotearoa

July 31st 2009
(P) As we left Stewart Island, the furthest south that we would travel, we realised that our grand tour was coming to an end. We caught the Stray bus to Queenstown where we had previously spent a little time back in March, but now this time we allowed ourselves several days to soak up this town “fit for a Queen” and also to allow us to have Nick’s birthday present in of a day’s snowboard ... read more
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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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