NZ day 13 & 14 329

NZ Day 13 & 14

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May 15th 2011
NZ day 13 & 14. Day 13 saw us leave Kaikoura, but not before going to have a look at the seal colony/ies....& they are free, unlike the whale watching! Yep- still smarting over that one. Anyway, ‘old’ Raymond has succumbed to an old knee injury- it hurts, is swollen & he can hardly walk on it......I’m thinking it is just an excuse so he doesn’t have to go on any more ‘forced marches’. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson

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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