Pupu Springs

Farewell Spit

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December 4th 2008
Pupu Springs, Farewell Spit, Havelock December 4, 2008 There are many differences between staying in a hotel and in a caravan park. (Now that’s an understatement.) I want to make note of the so-called “wake-up call.” In a hotel the phone rings at your preferred time and a pleasant voice or recording informs you that it’s time for you get moving. In the Marahau Beach Camp this morning m ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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