Cloud Formation over Mt Cook

Omarama-Te Anua

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March 15th 2011
We’re back! OK, first off, we got lucky at Lake Takepo; we had heard from several people how windy it is there, but while we were there it was calm & sunny. On top of it, we woke up in the middle of the night and went outside for a minute and saw probably the most dazzling display of stars either of us has ever seen. The milky way looked like it had a billion stars in it, each a brilliant point ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland

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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