Westport 3

Westport

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March 22nd 2008
We left Nelson and headed towards the Nelson Lakes Nationial Park stopping off in Richmond to get supplies for a picnic lunch. We arrived next to the stunning Lake Rotoiti, surrounded by beautiful snow capped mountains. This has to be one of the most beautiful spots in the world! Nelson Lakes National Park is a rugged mountainous area well known for being home to a broad range of native New Zea ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Westport

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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