Waterways once reached from Paekākāriki to Waikanae and it was said the waterways between the sandhills were so numerous that canoes could be paddled between the settlements. In 1855 an 8.2 earthquake, centred in the Wairarapa, radically changed these waterways. The area was uplifted … [Read more...] about Lake Hallow: A Village Pond with Spears, Bones and Pleasure Boats