Lake Hawea

Wanaka, Dunedin and everywhere in between

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December 11th 2011
We have spent the past few days on a road trip with Monica visiting both Wanaka and Dunedin plus everywhere in between. Setting off last Wednesday we headed towards Wanaka leaving a wet Christchurch and driving into much nicer weather, sunny blue skies and not a drop of rain to be seen. The highways here are single lane which given the limited amount of traffic is just fine and serviced by lovely ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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