Christchurch botanical garden

Christchurch and Lake Tekapo

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April 8th 2010
Not far from Mount Cook, lies Lake Tekapo, a beautifully blue/green coloured lake between mountains and hills. The village itself is very small, mainly geared towards tourism. On the shore of the lake stands a small church. A church with a view, I must say. The lake gets its green and blue colour from the sediments of all the rock grinding that is done over the many years by the glaciers, nearby ... 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