New Zealand - Hastings Photo 14

New Zealand - Hastings

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September 17th 2010
On the first Day we only want to drove to the first DOC Campsite. The Road was very bad and we had to stop on a small Creek which was not passable mit Juergen. During i'm smoking a Cigarette and finding a new Campsite a Kiwi overtake me and drives directly in this Creek and his Wheels began to spin. No way to go forward or backward. His Name was Brian and he want to go Hanggliding with his wife So ... 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