Friendly Bird On Mt John

Lake Tekapo

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June 16th 2009
It was a few weeks ago when I confirmed a job in Lake Tekapo. I was to start on the 19th of June but then plans changed and I was asked to come a few days earlier. It was a big thing for me to agree to over 3 months of employment in some place that I had never been. As I am the backpacker who rarely plans any more then 12 hours ahead, 3 and a half months is an eternity. I had asked around about L ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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