Statue and garden

January 21st

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January 30th 2009
Today I drove from Westport to Nelson and we stayed the night in Nelson. We went and checked out a few things I never saw when we were there first. We did the walk up to the geographic Middle of New Zealand and went into some of the Gardens in the city. we stayed at a really nice hostle with a pool and hot tub even tho I never used either of them it was still nce to sit around and sun tan. ... 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