Lake Pukaki

South Island, New Zealand (Queenstown, Mt. Cook, CHC)

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May 21st 2018
So lucky to be back here. This place is as beautiful as I remember it. The easiest place to travel and chilled out. Sadly Christchurch is not how I remember from last visit. So much of the city destroyed. Everything changes with time. ... 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