Anchorage Bay, Abel Tasman

Nelson and Abel Tasman

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November 28th 2008
Uh-oh - I've got a lot of catching up to do. I'm in an internet cafe in Christchurch, the night before I fly to Melbourne for my Christmas holidays. You might think I don't need a holiday, but you'd be wrong :-) So, backtracking about 4 weeks now.....the bus took me from Kaikoura to Nelson via the Montana vineyards for wine tasting at 11 in the morning. This was good and bad, good for the obvious ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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