Mt. Cook

Mt. Cook & Queenstown

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April 8th 2012
8th April ’12 Mt. Cook Another culture shock is the fact that you have to check out of hotels/motels/hostels by 10 am here – we have now to rethink the way we live our days, we are used to staying up until 12 and then getting up when we want and 12pm check outs. Today we head to Mt. Cook the highest mountain in New Zealand and Howard is already past himself with excitement at the prospect ... 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