Rob on the rope swing

Wanganui

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May 18th 2009
Wanganui 16th - 17th April 2009 We would have loved to spend quite a bit of time in Wanganui as there was a five day wilderness trip we would have liked to do in canoes along the river, and the weather was perfect for it. However, we were feeling the pressure of needing to push on to Auckland to sell our van and felt that was more important. We will have to come back one day for the ca ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wanganui

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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