airo a ▁( the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁mission ary ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Se ym our ▁M ills ▁Sp encer ), ▁by ▁can oe ▁across ▁Lake ▁T ara wer a , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁foot ▁or ▁by ▁can oe ▁up ▁and / or ▁down ▁the ▁K ai w aka ▁Channel ; ▁over ▁the ▁hill ▁to ▁the ▁sw amp y ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Rot om ah ana ▁and ▁the ▁terra ces . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁terra ces ▁were ▁most ▁frequently ▁well - to - do , ▁young ▁male ▁over se as ▁tour ists ▁or ▁officers ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁forces ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁notable ▁tour ists ▁included ▁Sir ▁George ▁Grey ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁Alfred ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁and ▁Victor ian ▁novel ist ▁Anthony ▁T rollo pe ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁terra ces ▁was ▁recorded ▁for ▁poster ity ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁photograph ers , ▁but ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁before ▁colour ▁phot ography ▁was ▁invent ed , ▁their ▁images ▁lack ▁the ▁ent icing ▁colour ▁the ▁form ations ▁were ▁known ▁for . ▁Several ▁artists ▁drew ▁and ▁painted ▁the ▁terra ces ▁before ▁their ▁loss ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Charles ▁Bl om field ▁who ▁visited ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁occasion . ▁Their ▁atmos pher ic ▁views ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World . ▁The ▁colour ▁chem istry ▁of