Mt Hutt Views

Mtt Hutt

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September 7th 2008
We hired a car (sorry Rocky - you would never had made it) and decided to take a trip to another Ski resort higher up in the South Island called Mt Hutt. We left the house at 5am to begin the 5 hour drive through windy country roads, and then opening out to long straight stretches. When we arrived in Methven, we checked into our hostel. It was a lovely cozy hostel with huge couches and a big ... 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