Abel Tasman national park

Farewell NZ

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April 13th 2009
So first I got the photos sorted but couldn't add the text. Next time I was online I could add the text but the photos had dissapeared!!! Don't ya just love internet cafes :-) So, watch this space for photos - hopefully it'll be third time lucky!!! So, here I am in hot and dusty Delhi, reflecting upon my time in NZ. I had hoped to write a few words about the place before I left it’s cool, cle ... 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