tipi in makorora

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October 28th 2011
We set off as usual 9am for the bus ride to Makorora, leaving the ice behind us and heading towards the sunshine. The 1st stop was Lake Matheson, the mirror lake, only problem being the wind was so bad that the ripples in the lake stopped the mirror affect, so we were gutted we missed that. Rob the driver then took us to a tiny fishing village nearby so we could all sample whitebait patties, which ... 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

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