The Waiau River Basin

The first sighting of a dam across the river leading to the Manapouri Power Scheme

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March 15th 2021
What started off as wet, overcast day for a road trip, turned out to be an interesting day with unexpected bonus's. Rain belted down from Invercargill to Riverton, but despite that, we stopped at the Information Centre and Museum at Riverton to get some better information on the West Southland area. The lady there was very chatty and I soon found some information on geology and gemstones of the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland

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

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