The tapas starter at the Beach House

Riverton

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February 27th 2007
Rach Norm’s recommendation of a stay in Pounawea had turned out very well, so we took him up on his second suggestion too: a trip to Riverton. We bypassed Invercargill, stopping only for a heavy internet session and shopping, and headed further along the South Island’s coast in a clockwise direction, until we arrived at our destination. But Riverton’s main street was not promising: One o ... 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