Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo

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February 7th 2010
Hi! I am now in Lake Tekapo having travelled from the West Coast down towards the southern tip of the Island and back towards the East Coast. I have stayed at the most beautiful lakes, each very different to all spectacular, although I am not sure I have done them justice in my photographs, varying in colour from sparkling blue to an unusual aqua marine green. It is hard to explain just how st ... read more

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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