View from our hostel

Wanaka and Queenstown

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April 3rd 2010
We arrived in Wanaka after a week or so of continuous travel around the south island, and decided to stop off here for a while and relax, staying four nights. We stayed in a fantastic hostel which overlooked Wanaka's picturesque lakes and mountains so it was a nice place to recharge our batteries. We did several walks, one up to the top of Mount Iron, which produced more impressive views of the re ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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