Lake Tekapo

Christchurch

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March 5th 2017
Lake Tekapo was our first stop, another lake of a remarkable turquoise colour, fringed in part with lupins, now over. We popped into the small chapel on the lakeside, the Church of the Good Shepherd but there were hoards of tourists so we didn't linger. We had passed many canals and a series of damns as we drove through the area and apparently they formed part of the hydroelectric infrastructure w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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