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Another one from MILLBROOK RESORT, Central Otago, New Zealand. I looked up a little history of this place . . ."Millbrook was discovered first by Maori and much later by Europeans, lured to the region by tales of a gold rush. In the 1860s, the French brothers John and Peter Butel from Normandy established a 450-acre wheat farm to feed hungry miners. The rustic remains of the farm live on in Millbrook's restored buildings and the avenue of trees that still welcomes visitors just as it did 150 years ago. In the sombre years of World War One, the land around Millbrook was transformed into a tent city - a hospital for the injured Kiwi soldiers returning from Europe. Here, they were nurtured by the natural amphitheatre of Millbrook - the soothing majesty of the mountains helping to heal body and soul In the 1930s the aroma of the bootlegger's brew was carried in the air of a Millbrook night as the prohibition years rolled by. After World War Two the land was returned to its farming roots. It wasn’t until four decades later that a new vision was born - the creation of a resort of international standing, built in harmony with the land". . . . . Panasonic DMC-FZ7. Thank you for viewing. Please comment if you wish :)