Snow covered mountains on road to Milford Sound - Avalanche country

Queenstown and Milford Sound

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February 7th 2010
Hi, just a quick blog, cos I am falling behind, there isn't enough time in the day for all this hard work!! I have had a busy few days here in Queenstown but the highlight of this week has definately got to be my trip to Milford Sound which is in Fiordland area. It is about a four hour journey, groan.. on a bus from Queenstown, although the scenery as ever is stunning, the road for the last 2 ho ... read more

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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