Day 24 - Mount Cook National Park - Day 1 18. M at the Tasman Lake

Day 24 - Mount Cook National Park - Day 1

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December 12th 2013
Thursday 12th December, 2013. Mount Cook National Park - Day 1 It was only about 61 km (37 miles) from Twizel to Aoraki/Mount Cook. We set off drove past the Hydro Electric stuff that D had visited yesterday evening. The drive hugged the shores of Lake Pukaki for much of the way. Lake Pukaki is a stunning turquoise lake with the majestic backdrop of the snow-capped Southern Alps in the distance ... read more

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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