Mt Cook

Mt Cook and Lake Tekapo

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March 12th 2008
Our final day trip before Christchurch... 😞 From Oamaru we left early to get to Mt Cook as it was a great day weather wise and this is perfect conditions to see the mountain as it's 12,500ft above sea level and so, it's covered by clouds! We drove right up to the base of the mountain caleld Mt Cook Village and had lunch, but from this location, the other mountains obstructed the view so w ... 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