NZ Countryside

NZ Day 5/6 - Abel Tasman National Park

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March 14th 2008
We arrived in Motueka at The Resurgence Lodge to find it tucked away in the most beautiful natural setting we have been to yet. Peter and Claire the owners of the Lodge are so very nice and fabulous chefs! We walked around the property on the first day and enjoyed the surroundings. We went just a short distance to the Resurgence Pool where there is a hike around the clear running stream. In the ev ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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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