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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.



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Rain rain and rain
3 days ago: MooreMob published a blog
Rain rain and rain
July 23rd 2008  Oceania » 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]

SNOW AT LAST
3 days ago: MooreMob published a blog
SNOW AT LAST
July 23rd 2008  Oceania » 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]

Our Tour of Kiwi Ski Fields - Part 1
July 13th 2008  Oceania » 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]

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
July 5th 2008  Oceania » 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]

Beautiful hiking
34 days ago: Malene published a blog
Beautiful hiking
June 22nd 2008  Oceania » 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]

lake tekapo fairytale
54 days ago: Trenty published a blog
lake tekapo fairytale
June 27th 2005  Oceania » 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 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo
http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/catravelling/ ... [full story]

May 31st 2008  Oceania » 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]

Lake Tekapo
67 days ago: Brian Thornton published a blog
Lake Tekapo
May 6th 2008  Oceania » 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]

Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
125 days ago: MuzzaT published a blog
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
March 23rd 2008  Oceania » 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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