AKAROA

Tekapo to Christchurch

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August 7th 2006
Hello everyone. We were so taken by our Cessna flight that much of what we have been up to since, seems dull in comparison; hence the delay in writing this, our latest update. Our two night stay in Lake Tekapo was mainly a relaxing chill out couple of days, which we spent just wandering around the small lakeside village, visiting a lovely wee church. (It's great here in NZ, everybody uses Scott ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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