family at Wainui Falls

Blog #22 – Golden Bay – Dec 20th – 29th, 2010

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January 11th 2011
Blog #22 – Golden Bay – Dec 20th – 29th, 2010 On December 20 we headed off to the Golden Bay, the most north and westerly part of the South Island. We drove through beautiful vinyard and orchard country. We had noted before that high hedges often served as windbreaks, and when we began to climb Takaka hill we had a great view looking down and saw the land stretched out like a patch work quil ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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