Tasman Sea - West Coast, NZ

NZ Day 4 - Motueka

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March 12th 2008
We ended our time on the west coast with our stay at Bird's Ferry Lodge just north of Charleston. We had a delicious gourmet dinner prepared by Alyson our hostess at the Lodge with 2 other couples, one from Holland the other from the UK. The west coast is the wetter side of the island, but has its own beauty as you can see from these photos. The drive to Moteuka through the Buller Gorge was bea ... 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