Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World

On the road again...

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May 18th 2006
Just like anywhere else in New Zealand I find it very hard to travel very long without having to stop and capture the scenery on camera! From Fox my first photographic opportunity came at a beautiful bay called Bruce Bay, a driftwood-strewn beach which is perfect for a stroll, gazing across the Tasman Sea. I had already visited Lake Paringa just 7km south so I could justify passing through, and ... 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