Kiwi statue

Day 30: Adventures in Queenstown

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December 29th 2010
Queenstown Strikes Back At 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 28th I reluctantly got up from the fireside at YHA Te Anau. At 4 p.m. I rolled my suitcase down the entrance ramp. I needed to be four blocks away, at Kiwi Country, by 5. I figured I'd probably get there about 4:30. I got there at 4:10. I suppose it's a combination of my being in slightly better shape and the medicine bag being noti ... 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