Mountain biking

Wanaka - BEAUTIFUL Wanaka!

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November 24th 2009
9th November We pulled in today to the most beautiful place any of us had seen so far in NZ: Wanaka, a well-kept, relaxed town on the edge of a huge lake. On a clear day, the lake is a perfect blue, and it is surrounded by these amazing snow-capped mountains and huge rolling hills. At this point I had finally tired of the Kiwi bus and most of the people on it - with the amount of drinking and s ... 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