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South Island Adventures Take 2

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April 17th 2007
Hi All, What an amazing country, we are having a ball... We picked up our campervan about two weeks ago to start exploring the South Island a bit further. It has been the best thing we ever did. It is an EZY camper, which for me sums the whole experience up. Our first stop was Akoroa and Banks Peninsula, this was a great place to start- pretty, peaceful and friendly. The town had a slight fre ... 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