Lunch at the Summit

Lunching at 750m which is the highest part of the three day walk. From here you see the Waikari Basin to the south, the mountains towards the Lewis Pass to the north and the nearby Organ Range (named because of the erosion on the bedding planes)

Hurunui High Country Track Day 1

November 19th 2011
Near the Cook House is the old Homestead originally built as a cottage for the head shepherd of Glens of Tekoa station in 1882. Since then it has been added to over time and now appears badly in need of renovating to a cohesive dwelling in it's original style. The Shand family now live in a more modern home near the old homestead. We left the station homestead and farm base and headed up t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury

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

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