Day 37 - Christmas Day in Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand 18. M on Wharariki Beach

Day 37 - Christmas Day in Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand

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December 25th 2013
Wednesday 25th December, 2013. Christmas Day in Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand We loaded the car and set off for the drive to Golden Bay. This bay is located north of the Abel Tasman National Park and its name reflects the riches of the area. Plentiful seafood and forest resources for the first Maori inhabitants, then later the coal, timber, gold and minerals sought by the European settl ... 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