New Zealand South Island May 7th 2009 New Zealand South Island
Nelson
After leaving the amazing and fun North island it was time to head South. My first stop in the South was going to be Nelson where I would be staying with a friend Greg for a few days.
Greg lives about 30k out side Nelson in a place called Wakefield in a beautiful spot in the country all you can see from his house is fields of forest trees and mountains a very ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island 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