Lake Wanaka

New Zealand Road Trip

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May 1st 2007
Day 12 - Tuesday 1st May 2007 Left hostel about 10.15 ish for Wanaka with Kee our new German friend. We stopped at Arrowtown where there were ruins from an old chinese settlement from the late 1800's early 1900, which was interesting history for Kiwi land. The drive to Wanaka was very windy up and down hills/mountains, much like North Wales. We stopped at afew places to take photos of the land ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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