Cape Palliser

December 8th to 13th

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December 12th 2008
We left the park for Wellington and planned on doing a couple stops along the way. We went the the Southern most point on the South Island, Cape Palliser, took some pictures and headed to Wellington. I sent a text message to one of the gil I had met when I was here in May and she invited us to stay with her and her parents for the night so we gladly accepted that. Lucky for us when I woke up in th ... 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