radio Karamea

Southern Beauty

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April 5th 2007
After our bumpy taxi ride I had lunch with Charlotte and Nic before attempting to drive to Karamea, which sits at the upper most point on the west coast road. This proved a little too much in one day after a serious lack of sleep so I spent the night in the beautiful Buller Gorge being eaten alive by sand flies. After the joy of having a whole dorm room to myself I set off once again for Karamea. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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