Sheep - Queenstown

The Fellowship Of The Sheep

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November 21st 2006
Hello my friend's and welcome to New Zealand, or as a Lord of the Rings fan might say, "Welcome to Middle Earth"! And on many occasions since stepping on to these lands for the first time it has felt to me like I've just stepped straight into a Lord of The Rings set, minus the Orks and Bilbo Baggins of course. I did see Gandalf the Grey the other day though! This is one amazing and extremely beaut ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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