Park space between the beach and Napiers main avenue

Time Traveling, Napier

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April 11th 2010
After a quick trip to The Turangi Library for some free internet, I headed east for a scenic 2 hour drive across New Zealands Central Plateau, thru the Ahimanawa Range and over the Maungaharuru Mountains, to the coastal town of Napier. I was anxious to keep moving south, but had heard good things, and I'm glad I made the trip. Napier sits in the Hawkes Bay Region, and is known for its vine ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Napier

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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