Orakai Korako

Road Trip continued....

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August 11th 2009
On Thursday 30th we continued our roadtrip to Wanaka which is a lovely little skiing town towards the south west of the South Island. We quite literally drove up the side of a mountain to Treble Cone ski resort, had a hot mulled wine and some lunch and watched the skiing! The following day we decided to take the 'scenic' route - or the more scenic of the routes - through the mountains via Cardr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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