Rudolph the rare breed

Mount Sunday, New Zeland

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December 23rd 2012
This weekend we visited Mount Sunday, after a journey of approx two hours from Rangiora. The road finishes and a rough track continues for approx another half an hour, past Lake Clearwater and Lake Camp. In front of you stand the snow capped mountains. This is the area where Lord of the Rings was filmed. The area has hardly any population but does get visitors from the cruise ships and visitor ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Sunday

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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