NZ Alps #1

Day 4 - Lake Tekapo & Mt Cook

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December 25th 2007
Another failed attempt at a sleep-in. However, Santa had been. There was the Yahtzee game that looked suspiciously like the one Emma bought in Akaroa. And Santa had bought Emma the BBC production of the Lord of the Rings in a 13 CD Audiobook. She was most pleased with this as she had wanted it for a long time. We had breakfast in bed, and then made our way to Lake Tekapo to go to the Church ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mackenzie District

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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