Road to Mt Cook

From the highest peak to crumbling Christchurch, Farewell NZ

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May 16th 2012
Mount Cook We drove along the road towards Mount Cook stopping at Lake Tekapo for a brief look. There was a cute little church right at the lakes edge that was fab! We finally arrived in Mount Cook, which is NZ’s largest mountain, with the view of it and the surrounding mountains literally astonishing. We meandered along the road just in time to see the sun slide down slowly behin ... 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