Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo

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December 17th 2006
On the day of my arrival I went on the walk up to the vast tussock covered plains that define the high area that contains Lake Tekapo, and which is called Mackenzie country after one of the early settlers. I saw the blue lake, the small chapel of the Lord the Good Shephard and the monment to the work that sheepdogs do. I did nachos in the evening with sour cream and all the trimmigs. Before c ... 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