Amanda in the Gap

Fox Glacier

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October 9th 2006
SORRY TO KEEP REMINDING, BUT THERE ARE TWO ENTRIES FOR QUEENSTOWN PRIOR TO THIS BLOG IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY SEEN THEM...Just dont want you all to miss out! Oh my lord, what an experience we have had these past few days. I dont even think words can even describe it and we hope the pictures do it justice. We had a very early start on Thursday, and it was so cold in Queenstown..cant wait for the ho ... 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