Queenstown

More of did this did that I'm Afraid

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February 15th 2011
So as the title suggests, and with the two of us lacking creative writing skills it's another list of what we did when we were in Queenstown. We arrived at mid day on the 10th after a flight from Wellington on a small propeller plane. The journey was a bit different in what we are used to in that we were only at 15000 feet and able to see the landscape and countryside throughout the flight. So ... 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