Nelson - Balcony View

Nelson - Sun Sun Sun

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October 27th 2008
I'm here safe after a long long few flights and a scarey encounter on the tiniest plane I have ever been on! Getting over jet lag quickly and have stopped feeling like I'm still on a plane. It is stunning here, the hills, mountains in distance, green all around and then the beautiful blue sea and eye watering crystal blue/turquoise sky. Jill lives in a lovely house in an amazing position, the ... read more

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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