Abel Tasman National Park

Glaciers, sandflies and kayaks, oh my!

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November 5th 2005
Since my last post I have travelled over to the South Island of New Zealand, and have made my way almost all the way down the west coast (a change in bus company was prompted by the old company wanting me to get up a full 3 hours earlier than the new one). I stopped off for a few days in a town called Nelson, which I told was always sunny. False advertising. But at least it has (almost completely) ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glaciers

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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