View from Queenstown Hill

Relaxing in Queenstown & Wanaka

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March 8th 2010
From Te Anau it was a short drive over to Queenstown. Queenstown is the adventure capital of New Zealand. Think of a way to kill yourself and you can probably do it here. There is bungy jumping, sky-diving, gorge swings, para-gliding, hang gliding, jet boating through canyons or body boarding through rapids. The one catch to all this merriment is the cost. It is all very expensive. The actual town ... 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