And scary dam outlet thingy

Tekapo

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October 24th 2007
So I went to Lake Tekapo for one night a few weeks ago. It wasn't very exciting. It was very windy. We walked to the top of Mt John and it was so windy that it was difficult to walk and we got head aches. And the salmon farm road was closed due to wind which is sad 'cos I really wanted to feed salmon. It's not like I can do that in Christchurch anytime I want! *sarcasm* There were cute little b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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