The South Island; The Most Beautiful Place On Earth.

The South Island; The Most Beautiful Place On earth.

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January 19th 2007
Monday 15th January 2007 We left Ashburton and headed off for the longish drive to Queenstown, the adventure capital of NZ and the most southerly point that time was going to allow us to reach and as we entered the small township of Geraldine fifteen minutes into the trek I had just started telling Marg the one about the outback radio station (if you aint heard it yet ask me when I get home). I ... 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