Boarding the boat in Abel Tasman

4 wheels on my wagon

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May 22nd 2007
Route: Kaikoura - Lake Grasmere - Nelson - Bark Bay - Wakefield - Picton - Porirua - Wellington - Waikanae - Waiohine Gorge - Hastings - Havelock North. Miles: Lots very quickly! Accident Compensation Scheme: The Accident Compensation Scheme is the slimmed down Kiwi version of the UK welfare policy that produced the National Health Service. The scheme has serious ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hawkes Bay » Napier

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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