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Wanka Waterfront
Wanaka's main strip is just across the road from the Waterfront. Beautiful
vistas can be viewed from here all year round
Extra Information While Mā;ori had long known of its existence, the first European to
reach the lake is thought to have been Nathaniel Chalmers in 1853.
Accompanied by Mā;oris, he walked from Tuturau (Southland) to the
lake via the Kawarau River, later returning by a raft floating down the
Clutha. Around 1859, other explorers who were now mapping the area also
found a ruined Mā;ori village (destroyed in a tribal raid in 1836)
in the Makarora Valley. Around 1861, several new sheep stations had been
established in around the south end of the lake, and in 1862, the lake
itself was surveyed in a whaleboat. Your Available Options |
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New Zealand
Ph +64 3 487 7799 Cell 021 369 266
www.hakasafari.co.nz