Abel Tasman

New Zealand- trekking, snowboarding and drinking-I'm knackered! good job it's nearly home time...

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October 9th 2007
Last day in New Zealand- eek! Not really wanting to leave at all, because that means it's nearing the end of my trip...though at least I'm leaving on a high I guess. Sorry mum, that does mean I've got plans to leave again quite soon, or at least as soon as my credit card starts to look a bit healthier! New Zealand has been the perfect place to come to end up- its tied up all lose ends. I've do ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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