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New Zealand - Wanaka

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November 4th 2008
Our holiday park in Wanaka was sited about 2.0kms from the main township. On another sunny but fresh day we went for a very nice walk which allowed us to find a couple of geocaches on the way. The walk was right beside Lake Wanaka which has the most brilliant blue/turqoise coloured water. Nancy assures me that it was a bit on the cold side. Any way we decided that we would walk into the town ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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