Marahau

Marahau - Time to prepare

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January 5th 2010
After a quick pit stop at Countdown supermarket to stock up on supplies for the next few days and of course, "THE WALK", we headed out of Nelson to our next stop - Marahau: Gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park. We detoured slightly to take some photo's from the hills of Princess Road, the view of the beautiful blue Tasman Bay below was just fantastic as the weather had come right and the day ... read more

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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