Glenorchy views

Simply WOW!

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March 21st 2007
Now, the Southern Drive into Queenstown was quite something - the road runs along the east side of the lake, which is shaped like a thunder bolt - or (according to local Maori legend) a dying devil! And it was, no surprises here, pretty spectacular! (I'm getting bored of writing that - so you must be getting bored of reading it - but its soooo true! If you can think of some synonyms that I haven' ... 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