Lake Matheson

New Zealand

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April 26th 2006
Hi All, Onto more or less the final part of our travels - New Zealand! I love this place, it's so beautiful and unspoilt (unsurprising really with 4 million people inhabiting the same area as our 65 million). You don’t have to drive to find this beauty, it’s everywhere: Lord of the Rings style snow capped mountains, crystal lakes and great beaches. We flew into Auckland in the North Islan ... 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