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Abel Tasman

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May 26th 2010
So after a quick pit stop in Auckland we were back on the road heading for the Picton ferry. The day couldn’t have gone any better. We left Auckland at 10am and arrived at the ferry terminal in Wellington at 6pm - 640 odd kilometers in 8 hours and no traffic jams, sweet as. Next stop was to the northwest tip of the South Island to visit Abel Tasman, New Zealand’s smallest National Park. The b ... read more

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

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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