Fancy dress party

Lake Mahinapuha

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September 17th 2007
This is our fancy dress party in Lake Mahinapuha (aka 'in the middle of nowhere'!!) The theme (as you can see) was bin bag outfits. Dont we look stylish! Glynn won first prize and got a free canyon swing worth $159 In case you cant tell Glynn was an All Black player with Maori face tattoos and I was sporting a stylish plastic evening dress! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Mahinapuha

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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