Bridge to Nowhere

Marijke and Luc

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January 4th 2008
Hello, Driving by car from Raetihi to Pipiriki coffee bar takes you half an hour, 16 km sealed road and then 11 km winding gravel road, we arrived at the river Whanganui. An excursion to " the Bridge to Nowhere " ( info www.amazingnz.com ) happened with a jet boat upstream to the Mangapurua landing, hiking up and down the mountains for 40 min. you reach The Bridge to Nowhere, a concrete constr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whanganui National Park

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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