Birds

Brazilian beaches... in New Zealand???

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June 28th 2009
From Picton, I headed west, through Nelson to the little town of Motueka, which is pretty close to the Abel Tasman National Park. Sadly, this is one place where time caught up with me, and instead of having 3 days there to complete the Abel Tasman track (one of New Zealand's Great Walks) I just had the one. This left me with 2 options. The cheap way was to just get a bus to Marahau, walk up the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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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