kayaking the Abel Tasman national park

Down to the Sound.

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May 9th 2006
From Queenstown we had a long, long trip to Milford Sound, way down in the south. On the way we stopped briefly at Te Anau, a pituresque lake on the tourist trail, and headed on down the one way highway. The drive got more and more spectacular, we went from the green fields and mountains to driving down a steep narrow, winding road past walls of mountains. Their high peaks were hidden in mist, ... 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