Nelson Lakes

Nelson Lakes & Pupu Springs

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February 12th 2009
Nelson Lakes & Pupu Springs 31st Jan - 1st February 2009 Pupu Springs are very pure spring water pools which bubbled up in places under the water creating swirling sand known as 'dancing sand'. We had a lovely walk around the pools on a wonderfully hot day. The weather was scorching hot when we arrived at Rotoiti Lake, Nelson Lakes - 35 degrees. We headed stra ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Lakes 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