Nick can't hide his enthusiasm for Nelson

Nelson and Picton

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December 28th 2005
After leaving Kaikoura we had a day to kill before getting the ferry across to North Island so we spent a day in Nelson. I think the main point of Nelson is to use it as a base to explore the Abel Tasman National Park but we didn't really have time. So barely worth a blog entry really. We stayed on a massive campsite with the rest of New Zealand ( all of them ) and were woken up the next day by th ... 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