Lake Wanaka, New Zealand


Lake Wanaka

Lake Wanaka is located in the southwest of New Zealand, at an altitude of 300 m.It is New Zealand's fourth
largest lake,and estimated to be more than 300 m deep. As other few lakes in the South Island with an unmodified
shoreline, the lake is protected by special legislation, the Lake Wanaka Preservation Act of 1973. Wanaka is
a town on the lake with which it shares its name.


Lake Wanaka
 
(L) No smoking is a necessary item for a supreme hotel
(R) No smoking sign at the entrance of the Edgewater Resort, Wanaka, NZ.

(L) The Cardrona Valley Road which links Wanaka and Queenstown gets up to 1076 meters,
the highest point in a paved road of New Zealand.
There was a severe snowstorm at crossing over the mountain pass, despite the season was in a mid-summer.
(R) A highway of New Zealand is well maintained and very comfortable to drive.
No trash is discarded in the roadside and no cigarette butt is observed.
(左)ワナカ・クイーンズタウン間をつなぐCardrona Valley Road は標高1076メートルの峠を越える。
ニュージランド舗装道路最高地点であり、夏というのに、このとき猛吹雪に遭遇した
(右)ニュージランドの道路は整備されていてとても快適。道路脇のゴミはまれである。タバコの吸い殻も見あたらない


美しい自然とマッチした喫煙規制

南島南部の山岳地帯にある細長い湖に面した町がワナカである。いくつかのホテル、レストランがあるが、魅力的な
大自然を満喫できる環境から別荘地としての評価も高い。タバコはガソリンスタンドやスーパーマーケットなどで
販売されているが、「Smoking Kiills」との警告がいやがおうでも目にはいるように表示されている。町は清潔で
タバコの吸い殻など全く見あたらない。全館禁煙のホテル内部はゲストルームを含めスモークフリーであるが、
目立たないように黒い灰皿がロッジ先の屋外に逆さに置かれていた。


New Zealand drive and stay in Wanaka and Queenstown
Paraglider at Queenstown

Drive from Maruiwa Springs to Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a non-smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on the on-the-spot investigation.



New Zealand
South Island of New Zealand Christchurch airport Maruia Springs Lake Wanaka Lake Te Anau
Milford Sound and Queenstown Tour from Christchurch Auckland airport
Preserved NZ railway Duneden Railway Station Christcharch Tramway
Tranz Scenic Alpine Tranz Scienic Costal


 吸い殻のない美しい自然環境、ワナカ湖
2006年撮影 2007年1月執筆  2009年10月英文加筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel.
The photographs were taken in September, and the article was written inOctober 2006,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Junhaku Miyamoto, PhD. All right is reserved.



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