Te Anau

Te Anau

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March 14th 2007
Awoke and opened the curtains to find the surrounding mountain peaks covered in a layer of very picturesque snow. We attempted to do a lakeside walk around some of Lake Te Anau but the rain forced us to go only as far as the bird park which features some caged local birds such as kea (mischievous alpine parrots) and more impressively Takahe which are weird looking birds that emit a sad noise in ke ... read more

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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