Maori celebration

Last Missive from New Zealand

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February 24th 2019
Glamping and Tramping, Last Days in NZ We left the South Island on Tuesday, taking the ferry from Picton to Wellington. The boat left an hour late, and combined with the three and a half hour crossing it gave me some time to check my notes and add a few thoughts. First off, this place really gets camping. Sites range from 'freedom camping' where you can just pull off, set up, and hang o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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