Able Tasman Great Walk

Journeying North

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April 15th 2007
First and most importantly - GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR TONE ZONERS RUNNING THE LONDON MARATHON NEXT WEEKEND - we'll try and catch it on Sky somewhere, we may not be there on the sidelines, but we will definitely be thinking of you. Back to our travels - still heading north (ages ago now) up the west coast of South Island we came across 'Cape Foulwind' - named by Captain Cook, who was unable to ge ... 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