Lake Pukaki

Mckenzie Country of New Zealand

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December 4th 2005
Cruising through the Mackenzie Country is great fun. The roads are quality with lack of traffic and the scenery is world class. The major tourist community you come to is Lake Tekapo a very small place on the lake that gives it its name. The first thing you will notice is the glacial lake as you approach the town. The stunning light turquoise colour of the lakes in the high country is caused by f ... 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