The view from the western summit of Kelvin Hights loking back down towards our house,

Winter has come to an end

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October 12th 2006
Kia ora everyone, yes another blog from Queenstown, I find its hard to belive how quickly time is passing by and it has been more than 8 months since I moved down south. I am enjoying life down here more and more and can see myself sticking around for a while. I guess this is just another update so sorry if not to exciting but with winter drawing to a close and the days getting longer it feels lik ... 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