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On the High Nelly in Nelson

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January 30th 2008
Nelson was a by-the-way-stop as in we might as well go there since we're up this far. It's a nice city up the north of the island that's near to the beach & a national park called Abel Tasman. We used it as a rest-stop. I know we're on holiday for a year & often I do forget how lucky I am that I haven't to work for a year but you do get tired when travelling too...& fed-up at times. So we stay ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson

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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