Mulitcultural Motueka

Motueka

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March 3rd 2007
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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Motueka

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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