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Hiking Queenstown Hill

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January 30th 2010
I awoke this morning still a little groggy from the night out last night but I still went out on my morning run. I went downstairs and saw the cloud covered sky outside the window. The ground was damp but it didn’t appear to be raining. As I stepped through the door a few drops began to fall. By the time I was done loosening up, the rain started. I still went out in it. The rain actually felt r ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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