Robert Ridge

Goodbye Wellington, Hello South Island

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October 23rd 2005
Well, we said goodbye to Wellington, and now we're down on the South Island for the remainder of the trip. Our first stop was to Nelson Lakes National Park, the first park you come to on the South Island when coming from the North Island. This place was deserted since it was still Spring conditions, and there was quite a bit of snow on most of the slopes(we found out the hard way). We came over ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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