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Lake Tekapo

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March 9th 2008
This hostel is on the shores of the most turquoise lake you've seen, apparently caused by rock finely ground by glaciers. There's an observatory at the top of the hill which we visited - splendid view - but no tours running today. And a church on the promontary, but little else. last night we stayed in the old maternity hospital ina little town called Geraldine, where the largest jumper in the wor ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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