Mt Cook, National Park

Mt Cook and the Hooker Glacier

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February 20th 2008
Date visited: 17 February We couldn't have timed it better. At ast after the recent 'low' front which bought low cloud and freezing temperatures (about 16 oC in the day) we hit warmer and sunnier weather with the drive back north again. A high pressure was bang over the country meaning the mighty Cook could be seen in all its glory. We finally drove past those picture postcard scenes of the em ... 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