Flipping the boat on a Grade 5 river

Rangitata Rafting

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January 27th 2010
After leaving Wanaka we made our way down to Queenstown where we stayed for three nights. It was extremely tempting to do every adventerous activity on offer but I would instantly run out of money if I did that so we settled for a quiet few days instead (knowing we had white water rafting coming up on our way back to Christchurch). Queenstown is cool, but just so very expensive. I did however disc ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Geraldine

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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