Gates of Moria

The Big Green Hookup

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March 31st 2006
No, this isn't about me making out with some green space alien or anything like that. Hell its not even about me making out with anyone. Its Friday night and I find myself camped at Lake Mahinapua, about 10Kms south of Hokitika. Since Tuesday when I left Murchison I have just been driving the West Coast. Went up to Karamea... and camped on the beach, listening to the waves Thunderously crash ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Mahinapuha

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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