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Abel Tasman National Park

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June 18th 2010
Abel Tasman National Park- We drove from Nelson to a tiny village in the National Park called Marahau where we took a boat ride to Split Apple Rock and Seal island. The boat dropped us off at Tonga Bay where we walked 14km in 4 hours to Torrent bay. We walked through the forest, it was very scenic, we saw waterfalls, lagoons, penguins, seals and crossed the death bridge (a piece of rope suspended ... 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