Lake Tekapo
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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“Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. The others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau. It covers an area of 83 square kilometres (32 sq miles). It is at an altitude of 700 metres (2,300 […]
Peters Pool, Franz Josef, West Coast
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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The West Coast town of Franz Josef is the gateway to the Franz Josef Glacier. Tourists can hike to the foot of the glacier through a boulder-strewn riverbed, catch a helicopter ride over the glacier, fly over in a small plane that even lands on top of the glacier in the middle of the fight, […]
Clock Tower in Auckland University
January 15, 2012 by Gail
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“The Clock Tower building (Old Arts Building) on the City campus is protected as a ‘Category I’ historic place, and was finished in 1926. It is considered an Auckland landmark and icon of the University. The University of Auckland began as a constituent of the University of New Zealand, founded on 23 May 1883 as […]
Tolaga Bay Wharf
January 15, 2012 by Gail
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“Tolaga Bay, Uawa in Māori is both a Bay and small town on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island located 45 kilometres northeast of Gisborne and 30 kilometres south of Tokomaru Bay.
Old Tractor, Queen Charlotte Track
January 15, 2012 by Gail
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“The Queen Charlotte Track is located at the top of New Zealand’s South Island in the Marlborough Sounds. It offers a spectacular trip through the Marlborough Sounds, from the historic Ship Cove through to Anakiwa in the Grove Arm giving unsurpassed views of Queen Charlotte and Kenepuru Sounds.