Lake Mackenzie

From Fiord to Fall

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March 6th 2007
Te Anau We left Dunedin and headed west to Te Anau on another Intercity bus. We managed to end up sitting by a bloke who'd just got out of prison after 18 months. He wasn't on for long, but still managed to work his way through ten beers. The highlight of the journey was passing through the town of Gore. I found their claim to fame highly amusing- 'The Brown Trout Capital of New Zealand'. Alys did ... 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