Wānaka
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Wānaka is a popular ski and summer resort town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. At the southern end of Lake Wānaka, it is at the start of the Clutha River and is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park.
Wānaka east, with mountains in the background.
View of the Wānaka township (October 2021)
Wānaka cafe strip on a quiet clear spring day
Aerial panorama of the town
History of the Otago Region
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The Otago region of New Zealand is one of the more isolated places of the inhabited earth. Its high latitude, elevation and distance from larger foreign and domestic population centres have defined Otago at each stage of its history.
Takiroa Rock Art Site near Duntroon, Waitaki Valley, South Island
Waka (boat) from the Taieri River plains.
Pā at Huriawa Peninsula
Musket (Brown Bess) in use throughout the Musket Wars in New Zealand.