Clive and Abigail

New Zealand

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October 18th 2008
Over morning coffee, Clive went through some ideas of routes we could take and offered some useful advice about how to try to fit the whole south island into 17 days of travel. We hit the road feeling refreshed after what felt like a really lovely break - even though it was only one night, it felt good to have stopped for long enough to see a bit of normality. At Clive’s suggestion, we too ... 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