Buller Gorge

Quiz Night and Electric Fences

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March 23rd 2007
Monday I set out to cross a small mountain pass near Reefton (through the Waitahu Track). I made my first stream crossing. It appeared to be a straight forward crossing (it was only 10 feet across and relatively shallow), but I slipped and fell into the creek. There was some water in my boots, but all in all I survived with only a bruised ego a new respect for the water. I ultimately made it to th ... 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