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November 5th 2005
Spent the day preparing for a 3 day tramp, (NZ term for a walk/hike), and kayak trip through the Abel Tasman National Park. We've not really got all the gear to camp, and have ended up packing 6/7 tin cans of food each, (braised beef and onions, spagetti, rice pudding, etc), which has meant our packs are ridiculously heavy and we'll look like complete novice campers, but it made us laugh and we do ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson

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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