Skipping rocks on Lake Hawea

New Zealand, is it real?

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May 5th 2016
New Zealand after 6 months, still has that "new car" feel to it. It is still shiny and new. It has not lost its lustre or its wonder in the slightest. Everyday that the sun is out shining I feel this incredible draw to be out seeing things and experiencing all it has to offer. Also, those days that I do not make it out, and spend an average day inside doing domestic things, leaves me feeling guilt ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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