P8060005

NZ South

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August 15th 2010
Fri 6th We caught the ferry to Picton and then drove down to Nelson, where we found a campsite. The weather was awesome so we decided to take a walk into the town and have a look around and to stretch our legs as we had been couped up for days as it hadn’t stopped raining. We ended up in a bar with a fantastic deal as the guy behind the bar thought we were staying at the backpackers hostel. So ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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