Wanaka Lake

NZ South Island

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November 24th 2006
Bonjour tout le monde! Thanks to Gill, Chantal, Ans and Vero for yr last messages, lovely to read them. I'm back on my feet since last Monday when I took my little bus to Lake Wanaka (only 6 hours...) and had a fab time staying with Jacou, a French potter and her son who's lived in New Zealand for 15 years. Wanaka and all the lake region is just awesome and many people come here on hols and e ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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