Lake Alexandria below Mt John

LAKE TEKAPO TO WANAKA

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March 24th 2008
The view from our window at the hostel was superb and we were both up early enough to see the sun rise over the ranges and bathe the lake with a soft pink glow. Mt John is about 800 m above the Village of Tekapo, the Mt John Observatory is operated by he Canterbury University and is at the very top. Apparently it is one of the few places in New Zealand where the atmosphere is clear enough and whe ... read more

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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