Seafarer's Memorial, Tasman Bay, Nelson

Nelson

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February 7th 2008
Since Tuesday, we’ve been staying at Tahuna Beach Holiday Park, in Tahunanui, a few of km outside of Nelson City Centre. Nelson quite a nice city, as cities go. It’s got everything you need but it’s not sprawling and overwhelming like a lot of cities are. We had a look around the Da Vinci Machines exhibition in the City Centre yesterday. Leonardo was definitely ahead of his time, a lot ... 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