Lupins

Lake Tekapo to Wanaka

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December 22nd 2012
Kimber, lake Tekapo Twizel and Wanaka. We had a good nights sleep on the farm in Kimber but awoke to cloudy cold weather. We left by 9 and as we travelled along the road, mountains on either side the sky began to clear and we could see the tops of the snow covered mountains. All along the road were lupins and then we arrived at Lake Tekapo. It was stunning! The lake was a beautiful blue and so st ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mackenzie District

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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