Day 43 - New Years Eve, Mission Vineyard, Hawkes Bay & Napier to Lake Taupo, North Island, NZ 8. The Vines from the Garden, Mission Vineyard

Day 43 - New Years Eve, Mission Vineyard, Hawkes Bay & Napier to Lake Taupo, North Island, NZ

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December 31st 2013
Tuesday December 31st, 2013. Mission Vineyard, Hawkes Bay & Napier to Lake Taupo, North Island, NZ We checked out of the hostel and made our way to the Mission Vineyard which had been recommended to us by Ike and Mandy. This claims to be the oldest winery in NZ. With a climate similar to that of Bordeaux (Hawkes By is drenched in 2200 hours sunshine annually, Marist missionaries from France pro ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hawkes Bay

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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