Abel Tasman

Goodbye to the South Island [for now!!!!]

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March 17th 2009
March 17th Blenheim is a lovely little town - very prosperous as it is the centre of the Marlborough wineries Sauvignon Blanc everywhere! We drove around the wineries tour but as D was driving I didn’t feel able to get sozzled all on my own so we went into two - Villa Maria and Hunters. It was amusing to see their brochures; “we have been in the wine industry for over 25 years” oh really ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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