Pond grasses in winter

The soft breeze rustled through the tall grasses

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June 2nd 2006
Although Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April, the Queen's Birthday is celebrated each year in New Zealand on the first Monday in June. She is honoured as the head of state of New Zealand’s constitutional monarchy, and as our liberator from a Monday of work. Carloads of outdoor enthusiasts flocked to lustrous Wanaka to catch a glimmer of the paradise created by crystal clear lake waters l ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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

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