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New Zealand Part 16 - Nelson

February 17th 2010
Functional days, opera and not getting much done From the depths of spidervill in the Pelorus sounds, we drove out in the stormy weather heading to our next stop of Nelson. Apparently of the total inhabitants of New Zealand 45000 of them live here, it is some kind of cultural and arty Mecca. The drive there was again much longer than we were expecting, and I couldn’t help with any of the driv ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson

New Zealand Flag 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
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