The day that never happened

Mount Hutt - Snow joke

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July 5th 2008
Still loving the van, gives that bit more freedom that traveling from hostel to hostel does not offer....but boy we've brought our bad weather luck with us (remember Kath when we were in Mexico and it was their coldest winter ever), well we've done it again, snow showers and roads closed at the moment. Managed to get out snowboarding a few days ago at a place called Mount Hutt, the weather wa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Methven

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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