And in the other direction

Mount Cook and the lakes

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March 16th 2007
Mount Cook and the lakes Australasia » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook By justwanderingMarch 16th 2007This was an incredible drive along the lake, then a spectacular walk to Hooker Lake, near Mount Cook ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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