Mountains near Queenstown

The Duckman of Queenstown

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June 22nd 2006
My god, a hard day yesterday, back up the slopes to progress in my new boarding interest, went up to the proper slopes, and promptly had a bit of a fall off the proper ski lift, nasty man at the top was more concerned with gettting me out the way than my wellbeing, then proceded to fall my way down the mountain, went back to safer climes and practised looking cool amongst the first dayers, as a su ... 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