Wanaka

NEW ZEALAND -SOUTH ISLAND

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September 29th 2010
Hallo again - for those of you who have been following our blog - sorry for the gap!!! Connecting to the web whilst travelling in New Zealand was a little tricky - so we have saved all of this beauty until we are back in Brisbane again. We have had the most awesome time in a most awesome place - majestic, snow capped mountain peaks, lakes of the most extraordinary blue water - rain, wind, suns ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Te Anau

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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