Me and Justin (our guide and driver)

Fancy Dress Party

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March 6th 2007
Just had to put this entry in as a bit of a laugh. It is a Kiwi Experience ritual that the night when you stay at the Poo Pub in Mahinapuha you have a big BBQ with Les (Father Christmas) who runs the place. And then we have a big fancy dress party. The theme for us was Beach Party. So we were driven into town and given the chance to go and buy our outfits.....with very little available to buy in ... 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