...and the inquisitive Weka
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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 yea... [read more]
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 yea... [read more] Blog: Motorhome News from New Zealand 5
Date: November 13th 2008
Motorhome News from New Zealand 5 10th November 2008 Stewart Island - Milford Sound - Wanaka - Franz Josef Glacier - Lake Matheson Beyond South Island and back, out along the Fiords in the west. There's a signpost at Bluff, that small point of land at the very southerly tip of South Island, New Zealand. The sign reads: Bluff. 46 degrees South, 168 degrees East. It is 18,958 Km from here ... read more
Date: November 13th 2008
Motorhome News from New Zealand 5 10th November 2008 Stewart Island - Milford Sound - Wanaka - Franz Josef Glacier - Lake Matheson Beyond South Island and back, out along the Fiords in the west. There's a signpost at Bluff, that small point of land at the very southerly tip of South Island, New Zealand. The sign reads: Bluff. 46 degrees South, 168 degrees East. It is 18,958 Km from here ... read more
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Janice and David started their travels in retirement by motorhome from their Norfolk (England) home in September 2004. After 18 months travelling to the far corners of Europe (Motorhome News from Europe ) and 17 months circumnavigating North America, ) they headed via Borneo ) to New Zealand, for 3 months travelling through The North and South Islands by rental motorhome, ) before returning to the UK via The Cameron Highlands in Malaysia ).
In 2009 the grey haired nomads took off once again for France following a bit of hea... full info
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