Drive to 25 Mile Stream Freedom Spot

First Tracks and Winter Celebrations

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June 16th 2018
Cardona opening day. 2000 people on mountain, although it didn't seem like it at all, and the first time in ten years that all lifts have been open for the very first day. The locals have been quite excitable about this, and the best start to a season in many years, not to mention the early opening of some local hills. All skifields here are around 12-14km from the main valley road; while some ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Queenstown

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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