Wintertime in Tekapo

Snow Ladies, Pizzas and Canada Day Parties

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July 7th 2009
It has been three months since I left my home in Canada. It was the end of winter. Now I am in the midst of a New Zealand winter. The sun has been hiding for close to a week now but it does make the odd guest appearance. It has been sometime since I have published a blog. The only excuse I have is that life as an employed person is less eventful. But an update is required and here it is. So I w ... 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