West Coast Beach

from mountains to the sea via the glaciers

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January 11th 2006
Heading north out of Hasst and up the West Coast on Route 6 you turn inland through swamp and rain forest with glimpses of the Tasman Sea here and there. It is more beautiful than it sounds. A very special place indeed. Sixteen kilometres along at the Waitai River there is a large parking area as well as parking along Ship Creek. At this point the road starts up a hill where you will have a g ... 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