Buller river towards the mountains

Heading south

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April 10th 2008
Day 18 - Westport Checked in for our flight at some god awful time in the morning. The plane was tiny! Two seats wide, no head room to stand up, fits 19 people and our air steward was also the pilot! The flight though was good as you never get up to high and we got a great view of Abel Tasman - will definitely have to go there next time we visit NZ. Got to Westport early and thought we'd kill a ... 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