Lake Tekapo

Queenstown - Christchurch

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March 15th 2007
Got up this morning to catch the 7:30 bus (only got a ouple of hours of sleep). Checked out and said goodbye to Queenstown - feelin very tiered more then anything, not particularly hung over (guess I didnt have that much to drink or Im getting better at handleing it.) We went through the impresive Kawarau gorge again. Just sat dazed, listening to my Ipod. Stopped off at Cromwell for suppl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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