Greymouth wall painting 3

New Zealand

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December 1st 2010
Wednesday 17th November: On the road again, this time heading for Westport. A local we met in Reefton suggested if we had enough time to head for Westport. Not for the town but for the drive. We took her advise and headed out from Slab Hut Creek conservation national reserve and headed north west on highway 69 and 6. It was a bit of a divert, by about two hours, but it was worth it. We drove a lon ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Greymouth

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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