Mount Aspiring

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November 18th 2006
We acquired another hire car and went hunting mountain scenery and snow. The ski areas around Mount Hutt still have the white stuff in abundance, so it wasn't exactly a difficult task. We headed inland via the Rakaia Gorge towards the much photographed mecca for all Japanese tourists in New Zealand - the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo. In amongst the tour buses of course, the perfect p ... read more

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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

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