Deer Park Heights - What a View!

Home Away From Home

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August 16th 2006
Well, it's been a while since we last blogged back in S. America. We now find ourselves in a new country, New Zealand and another continent, although we're not entirely sure what it's actually called; is it Oceania, Australasia or something else? (Maybe someone can help...) We have a room with a view, we own a car (our first ever as it happens), we have pets, we own snowboards, we know how to s ... 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