East coast

Drifting day

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December 16th 2011
Any port in a storm We go to the Department of Conservation information center in downtown Nelson in the morning but as we had expected, Abel Tasman National Park, our golden destination, has been largely closed off due to mudslides. Three-quarters of the hiking trails are shut down. The friendly staff tell us that it’s looking likely they’ll be re-opened the next day but we have to get ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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