Auckland to Queenstown flight 7

In transit....Auckland to Te Anau (via Queenstown)

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February 20th 2013
The scenery on the flight to Queenstown is just out of this world, flying over the West coast of the North Island and then South Island. Approaching Queenstown we fly inland over the ‘Remarkables’ mountains and the view is just incredible. I had no idea flying into Queenstown would be so pretty, and I had a window seat – lucky, though any nervous flyers wouldn’t have enjoyed it so much, as ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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