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Hills Around Nelson

Walking In The Rain

April 24th 2006
At 6:30 it was still dark and raining heavily. Not ideal weather for a 2 day sea kayaking expedition, but despite this I was hopeful that we could still go. We couldn't. The trip was cancelled. Instead of sitting around drinking tea in the warm dry hostel I decided to go for a walk in the hills that pen Nelson in to the coast. First hill was the one known as the Centre Of New Zealand ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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