Rere Falls

Gisborne

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February 12th 2009
Gisborne At last - wine country!!! Gisborne is a nice town with some lovely beaches for surfing nearby. The trouble was, it was so windy all the time we were there that it was a nightmare on any beach as the sand was just being whipped up and covered us constantly. We did a bit of swimming but that was it. Crazy golf was the next thing on the agenda - I scored TWO holes in one - Rob's face ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne

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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