Mirror lakes

Te Anau - rain stopped play

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January 24th 2016
We left Dunedin on Route 1 in sunshine once again. It really did lift our spirits. The road was quiet and empty of traffic apart from more of those classic cars pootling along in convoys. Many of the roads had rumble strips down the centre line; we weren't sure if this was to warn dozy drivers they were wandering out of their lane or whether to help with lane demarcation when the roads were covere ... 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