Cool trees

C'mon cow - PUSH

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August 11th 2005
- FOOD: Some damn fine pub grub. - AREA: Pretty coastal walk in Abel Tasman National Park. Watching a cow (almost) give birth. - PEOPLE: Sweet local boys but awful chat up lines. A man telling us off for our highly illegal parking. No-one but us and some oyster catcher birds in the park. - WEATHER: Singing in the rain... and the mist... and the wind. Oh, and the sun eventually. Thur ... read more

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

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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