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Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

Mount Cook, Dunedin and the Southern Scenic Route 17th - 23rd March

March 21st 2009
Mount Cook Next on the hit list was the highest peak in Australasia, Aoraki (cloud piercer) or Mount Cook. Without mountaineering experience we knew the summit was a no go so we intended to do some walking at the base. On route, we stopped at Lake Tekapo for photos of the charming little Church of the Good Shepherd set amongst the turquoise waters of the lake. What was not so charmi ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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