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Lake Wakatipu is known for its scenery and is surrounded by mountains. Two mountain ranges, the Remarkables and the Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains , lie along its southeastern edge. It is a common venue for adventure tourism , with skifields , paragliding , bungy jumping and tramping tracks within easy reach.
Queenstown (Māori: Tāhuna) [3] is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island.It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District.. The town located on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the ...
The Remarkables (Māori: Kawarau) are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create a remarkable backdrop for the waters.
Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Lake Tekapo Lake Rotorua from above Rotorua Lake Hauroko, New Zealand's deepest lake Ōkārito Lagoon. This is a list of lakes in New Zealand. A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.). There are:
English was spoken by 96.8%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.1% and other languages by 17.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
The only flat land around the lake is at its southern end, surrounding its outflow into the Hāwea River, a short tributary of the Clutha / Matau-au, which it joins near Albert Town. The settlement of Lake Hāwea is found at the lake's southern shore. The lake is a popular resort, well used in the summer for fishing, boating and swimming.
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Monophthongs of New Zealand English, from Hay, Maclagan & Gordon (2008:21). Variation of monophthongs in New Zealand English, from Bauer et al. (2007:98).. The vowels of New Zealand English are similar to that of other non-rhotic dialects such as Australian English and RP, but with some distinctive variations, which are indicated by the transcriptions for New Zealand vowels in the tables below ...