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AA 101 Must Do's for Kiwis
Posted: Saturday 10 February 2007 by Chris

Visiting Mitre Peak and Milford Sound is the country's No 1 "must-do" experience - but most Kiwis reckon there's no great reason to visit Parliament.

Or so says a 101 must-do list of the best sights, attractions and adventures on offer in New Zealand.

The Automobile Association five-month survey garnered 20,000 votes from the public which resulted in few surprises among the top choices such as Doubtful Sound, Bay of Islands, Fiordland and Abel Tasman National Park.

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Source: New Zealand Herald





Landslide in Mt Aspiring National Park
Posted: Sunday 14 January 2007 by Chris

Natural causes rather than seismic activity probably triggered the massive landslide in Mt Aspiring National Park.

 

The landslip, about 150m wide and 150m long, sent at least half a million cubic metres of rock and debris crashing into the John Inglis valley floor burying an alpine lake and blocking a tributary of the Joe River.

Wakatipu DOC area manager Greg Lind said trampers in the park should take extreme care.

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Source: New Zealand Herald





Mt Ruapehu crater lake close to bursting
Posted: Sunday 14 January 2007 by Chris

It is only a matter of time until up to one million cubic metres of water - enough to fill 400 Olympic-sized swimming pools - will burst from the Mt Ruapehu crater lake and sweep down the Whangaehu Valley, says the Department of Conservation.

"If that water comes out in half an hour, you can expect quite a sizeable lahar," said DoC scientist Harry Keys.

Dr Keys said the lake was at a record level, 2.8m below the top of a dam that has started leaking up to 10 litres a second. The seepage is eroding the dam, which blocks the lake's usual outlet.

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Source: New Zealand Herald





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