Flooding

This photo was taken about three hours after arriving at camp. Those that had arrived before us had left their canoes down by the water's edge on the gravel bank, we thought that we should pull our canoes up higher as we were worried that the river might raise due to the rain. We were proven right - in the matter of an hour we watched the water raise about 4 feet.

Whanganui River Trip

January 5th 2011
Hi All, Donavin reporting in after a fantastic canoe trip along the Whanganui River over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday break. Question: When is a Great Walk not a walk? Answer:-. When it is a canoe trip down the Whanganui River. Don't ask me why, but the Whanganui River Journey is designated as one of the nine Great Walks of New Zealand. For the last three years, since Marcos made the sugg ... 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

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