We woke to this sunrise after our first night in Mapua

Motueka & Mapua Wharf

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June 15th 2011
There is quite a lot of ground for us to cover in the Nelson area. We are staying at a small cabin on an estuary near the town of Mapua. I woke up early and thought about getting a bit of work done on the computer, when I cracked upon the drapes the scene was utterly breathtaking. The pink of the sunrise was glowing over the bluff across the water in front of our cabin. The color range fro ... 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