The Darrans 01

Some scribbling

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December 5th 2010
Hi patient reader, I'm now typing from the lakefront in Te Anau. Apologies for what comes across as a rather cryptic entry last night. I've been scribbling my thoughts on the whole Greenstone experience and here they come: Day 1: Early transport from Queenstown to Te Anau and then on to The Divide. Shared transport from Te Anau with a Kiwi girl and her French boyfriend who were on t ... 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