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Nelson - Long Trek in the Abel Tasman

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June 6th 2009
So after doing nothing but lounge in Kaikoura, we were up early the next morning for the drive to Nelson. We had to change buses for some unknown reason and the new bus decided to pump out thick black smoke and go at a maximum speed of 5mph after a while! So we had to limp back to the first bus, which took a good couple of hours, and set off again! The drive itself was stunning again, New Zeala ... 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