Mt Cook

Mountains and Glaciers

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May 7th 2008
Neil: Hello everyone. Since our last blog we've made our way down the west coast of the south island of NZ passing two of New Zealand's big glaciers before swinging inland and climing towards Mount Cook, (Oceania's tallest peak) and then across to the East coast and south. New Zealand is all about scenery - and sheep. There are around 4million people who live on the island and most of them ... 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