Background: 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, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
July 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo
today we left Lake Tekapo (after a quick stop over at teh church on the lake).
it rained over night, and continued to rain as we drove. AS we moved on it got colder adn colder, we stopped at a few ... 4 photos[full story]
July 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo
Sunday 20th
Today we picked up our camper van and left Christchurch (after a huge breaky at Sophie’s even better than dinner) we didn’t need lunch and had to force dinner!
We headed ... 1 photos[full story]
July 13th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo Part I of our Tour of New Zealand ski fields -Mt. Dobson, Roundhill and Ohau!
What a remarkable trip this was with so many interesting and diverse skiing options - and none like those in the US! I ... 23 photos[full story]
July 5th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo Seasons Greetings
Dear Family and Friends,
I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. It always seems to go so fast and I never seem to get a holiday card out in time. I have done s ... 6 photos[full story]
June 22nd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo Jeg bliver stadig mere og mere betaget af naturen her jo flere kilometer, jeg får travet op og ned af de mange hiking-stier, der er overalt. Og det er ligegyldigt, om det er ved kysten som Akaroa elle ... 5 photos[full story]
June 27th 2005Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo Sometimes in your life little moments happen and you stop and think to yourself, "that was pretty special". We had one of those at lake tekapo.
We arrived at the lake late in the day after driving ... 12 photos[full story]
May 31st 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo We've done a lot since my last entry, so hopefully I'll manage to remember everything we have done since!
From Queenstown we headed to Te Anau, where we went on a trip to some glow worm caves and t ... [full story]
May 6th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo From Christchurch we drive to Lake Tekapo about 4 - 5 hours drive, its different from driving in OZ here as the roads are like home at time twisting and turning all the time unlike oz where all roads ... 4 photos[full story]
March 23rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo Sheryll's flight was late in from Auckland, so I spent the spare time on the observation deck up on the roof of the Airport watching the flights arrive and depart as the sun went down over the Canterb ... 11 photos[full story]
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