New Zealand - September 011

New Zealand - September

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September 13th 2010
In September, we were lucky enough to get away to New Zealand for a couple of weeks. We travelled to the south island and landed in Christchurch (C.C.) to collect our hire car. The next day, we set off on the 450km / 7-8 hour journey to Queenstown (Q.T.). Little did we know, we left CC about 12 hours before a huge earthquake hit the city. Luckily for us we weren’t affected, but the quake left a ... 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