TYPICAL RIVER VIEW

WHITE VANMAN GOES LARGE

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February 27th 2010
BLOG 6, SOUTH ISLAND, WHITE VANMAN STRIKES BACK Whales, schmales, who needs them? You seen one sperm, you seen ‘em all. So dismissing our mammalian seagoing cousins, we opted heretically to leave Kaikoura without booking a tourist packet for the following day, and had to make our Big Decision -- should we head south for Queenstown and Milford Sound, thus condemning the driver, Cap’n Vanman, to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park » Kaiteriteri

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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