NZ day 4 129

NZ Day 4

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May 6th 2011
New Zealand Day 4 Well tonight we are sitting in Queenstown......things didn’t quite go to plan, but that’s OK...sort of. We woke to a familiar sound- yep, rain again! Actually, we think we have this NZ weather sorted- it rains in the morning & then hopefully fines up in the pm. Was raining from before 4am- not heavy rain, more like heavy drizzle, but certainly enough to get you very wet if yo ... 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