Abel Tasman

South Island!! Abel Tasman

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February 15th 2007
Yesterday we travelled to the South Island, catching an early ferry to Picton. From there we went to Abel Tasman national park. It was quite a lot of travelling but we stopped off in the Marlborough vineyard area, at Hunters for some wine tasting. We are staying in Marahau which is at the south of Abel Tasman NP at Old Macdonalds Farm. This is a really cool place. There are loads of animals runnin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park » Marahau

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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