River

Wilderness (or not quite)

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November 17th 2006
River Valley is very very small , in fact it consists of one building, or as they call it an adventure lodge. This is apparantly the wilderness, although such a thing does not exisit in a country as small as New Zealand. We had one night here to take advantage of the excellent grade 5 white water rafting on offer!!! We sat through one night with everybody getting drunk whilst we stayed sobor s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » River Valley

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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