Lake Tekapo

bungy jumping and much much more.....

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November 17th 2008
Well the adventures continues, if not a little more sedately. From Hamner Springs we started to head south over the Canterbury plains. Our first ‘sightseeing stop’ was Lake Tekapo, this is a crystal blue lake with the perfect back drop of snow covered mountains. On the edge of the lake sits the church of the good shepherd, built in memory of the Scottish shepherds who managed to work the hars ... 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